Aljezur
Aljezur is a municipality in Portugal with a total area of 323.5 km² and a total population of 5,322 inhabitants. The word is derived from the Arabic word “Aljuzur”, the plural of island.
The municipality is composed of 4 parishes, and is located in the District of Faro:
- Aljezur – The area consists of Vale da Telha, Arrifana, Espartal, Vales, and Picao de Baixo.
- Bordeira – It lies within the Southwest Alentejo and Vicentine Coast Natural Park. The church is dedicated to Nossa Senhora da Encarnação. The parish includes the settlement of Carrapateira which was the seat of the parish until the nineteenth century. There are a number of beaches including Praia do Amado and Praia da Carrapateira.
- Odeceixe – It lies within the Southwest Alentejo and Vicentine Coast Natural Park. The village of Odeceixe lies on steeply rising ground on the south bank of the Ribeira de Seixe which at this point forms the boundary between the Algarve and Alentejo regions.
The parish includes Praia do Odeceixe at the mouth of the Ribera de Seixe. This has one of the few official naturist beaches in Portugal.
- Rogil – It lies within the Southwest Alentejo and Vicentine Coast Natural Park. The village of Rogil lies on a plateau at about 95 metres above sea level. There is no church listed on the diocesan website.
The church in Carrapateira, Bordeira. Photo by RHaworth
The village climbs up the hillside, Odeceixe. Photo by RHaworth
The Moinho de Arregata just south of Rogil village centre, Rogil. Photo by Monih
