Reguengos Greenway

The Ecopista de Reguengos turns the disused Reguengos railway branch into a path for walkers and cyclists. Opened in September 2024, it runs for about 38 kilometres between Évora and Reguengos de Monsaraz, crossing the municipalities of Évora, Redondo and Reguengos de Monsaraz. It was the first completed phase of the Grande Rota do Montado, the network of greenways that the Central Alentejo intermunicipal community is creating on old railway lines.

The route is divided into three stages and is presented as accessible to everyone, on foot or by bicycle. The landscape is that of the Alentejo plain: montado of cork oak and holm oak, olive groves and vineyards, with ash and willow along the seasonal streams. Near Redondo the view opens towards the foothills of the Serra d'Ossa.

Railway heritage marks the way. The old Machede station, in Nossa Senhora de Machede, hosted the opening ceremony, and the railway bridge over the river Degebe beside it is one of the emblematic points of the route. Birdlife adds to the interest, from swallows and larks to barn owls and partridges.

At one end lies Évora, whose historic centre is a UNESCO World Heritage site; at the other, Reguengos de Monsaraz, a short distance from the Alqueva reservoir. The greenway can be covered in full or one stage at a time.