The   “ QUINTA DO  DERRAMADO “ , the Estate on sale, is situated 1,5 km (1 mile) awayfrom the center-town of  the village of  Portel.Situated in the best part of  ALENTEJO , 189 km (117 miles) from LISBON ( airport ), capital town of Portugal ( 150 km (93 miles) by motor-way and 39 km (24 miles) byprincipal road ), 215 km (133.5 miles) from the airport of  Faro in the Algarveby principal road, and 125 km (77.5 miles) from the Spanish border ( Badajoz ), PORTELvillage is equidistant 39 km (24 miles) from the town of ÉVORA and  the town of BEJA and nearby the Alqueva dam.
	"(...) He who ventures out to sea prepares himself onland, as the saying goes. Applying this to the Alentejo, we should prepareourselves before we enter. It will be necessary, first, to abandon oursmall horizons, and then to extend the compass with witch we normally measurethe expanse surrounding us. Now, the distances are endless, and stars highabove shine with tropical brilliance. We must, therefore, change our rhythmand our vision.(...)"                   Miguel Torga (a portuguese poet) _ - next - _