about the place
Alandroal is a town in the District of Évora, in Central Alentejo, and the seat of a border municipality covering 542.68 km² with around 5,000 inhabitants (2021). It borders Vila Viçosa to the north, Elvas to the northeast, Spain to the east, Mourão and Reguengos de Monsaraz to the south, and Redondo to the west. It was granted town status in 1486 by royal charter of King João II, and in the nineteenth century absorbed the territories of the former municipalities of Terena and Juromenha. The municipality comprises four parishes: Alandroal, São Brás dos Matos e Juromenha; Capelins; Santiago Maior; and Terena. The municipal holiday is the Monday after Easter Sunday.
