Known in Roman times as Elteri, the existence of the village of Alter do Chão goes back to 204 DC. As evidence of this era there is still the bridge Vila Formosa (National Monument). In the middle Ages, in the sixteenth century, the town gained prosperity due to textiles. Much of the beautiful buildings of Alter do Chão are from that time. But the town's castle was built two centuries before, in 1359, by king D. Pedro, eternal lover of Dona Inês de Castro. It now houses an art gallery and a library. Only 4 kilometers to the northwest of the town is the renowned Stud Farm of Alter do Chão, a farm of 300 hectares. It was in 1748 that king John V of the House of Bragança founded this centenary institution, which imported mares from Andalusia in order to produce race Lusitana horses, today so appreciated around the world.

O que fazer

- Visit the Stud Farm of Alter do Chão

- Horseback riding through the countryside

- Water sports in the dam of Herdade da Lameira