Alvalade

Alvalade lies in the Alentejo, where a medieval bridge crosses the Campilhas stream. Its name comes from the Arabic al-balat, and the town was once the seat of a small municipality that included Nossa Senhora do Roxo. In 1801 the municipality counted 1,321 inhabitants. At the close of the Liberal Wars in 1834, the defeated King Miguel spent his final night on Portuguese soil at Alvalade before travelling to the port of Sines and embarking for exile.