The village of Alte is located on the mountains inland of the Algarve and has rural features and typical Algarve houses. It has a folkloric group, a traditional singing group and a theatrical company. The craftswork includes the making of baskets and the ceramics.

An isolated, rural village that still has a traditional look in a rather scenic landscape. In the parish, one may visit the mother church, the chapel of Malpique, the chapel of Saint Pedro, the roman ruins of Alcolobre, the church of the military camp of Santa Margarida and the water mills. The local craftswork includes the manufacturing of baskets, benches and embroideries.

A village that may date back to the neolithic, Valverde is located between the Dão river, the Coja brook and the Teixugueira brook. These lands are not very fertile due to the altitude and to the harsh winters. Nonetheless, its 200 inhabitants are farmers and cattl raisers. A special note to the mother church, the roman fountain and the ruins of "A Mona", a house with a coat of arms. The craftswork includes wool stockings and cheeses.

A village at the pena Verde parish, mostly famed for its gastronomy and its culture. It has around 200 inhabitants who are mostly farmers and cattle raisers. There is a yearly Estrela Mountain cheese celebration. It also has colourful celebrations every two weeks.

Full of green pastures and forests, the village/parish of Gradiz, in the council of Aguiar da Beira, has about 200 inhabitants, mostly farmers, cattle raisers, construction workers, resin collectors and bread makers. Very old, of German origins, Gradiz boasts its originally baroque mother church and the Chapel of Saint Iria, as well as the chapel of Saint António, the Vilhena family manor and the Vouga river spring.

Dating back to the visigoths, this villag and parish of Aguiar da Beira has about 274 inhabitants. They are mostly farmers (wine, olive oil, wheat, corn and beans), cattle raisers, house builders and small merchants. One must visit the Chapel of Our Lady of the Verdes (classed as an Publish Interest Construction in 1932 and one of the richest in the parish) and the Dormas caves. The mother church of Forninhos (remodelled in 1797 in the baroque style), the picnic area and the mills on the banks of the Cabreira brook are also worth a visit. Its main celebration is …

This region stands out for the production of chalk and cement, as may be seen at the cement museum. It has a mother church that was enlarged in 1887 and still has two manuelin doors and two baptismal fonts, and the chapel of Saint Amaro, dated 1526. It still has vestiges of the roman occupation.

A village of moorish origins (who gave it its name), Messejana includes the Delbas village, the Foros of Escanchados and the Foros of Vale de Água. Its architectural heritage is clearly of the Alentejo region. The pillory (classed as a Public Interest Construction), the mother church, the church of Our Lady of Assunção, the castle's ruins (conquered to the moors by Dom Sancho II) and the Convent of Saint Francisco stand out. The local gastronomy includes the açorda à alentejana and the migas, while trhe craftswork is mostly composed of embroideries. Messajana is also famed as a touristic hunting area …

Located by the shore, in the Tróia peninsula, this village dates back to at least 5000 years ago. The vestiges of shells and ceramics of the neolithic show precisely that. Very rich in cultural terms (as one can see in the boats miniatures, the wooden shacks and the embroideries) irs 600 or so inhabitants are devoted mainly to farming, fishing and preparing the rice. In fact, one cannot mention Comporta without speaking of the preparation of the rice and of the Comporta Farm (that belongs to the Atlantic Company Ltd). In patromonial terms, a special note to the mother church …

Located in the Louro Mountain, this village is a centre for sheep breeding where there are shepherds. There is traditional chesse making, known as Azeitão cheese. It has also archaeological findings, including the funerary caves (National Monument). There are several differnt types of craftswork and painted tiles. The Peninsula beaches and two golf courses are located very near.