Man enjoying the view to Alqueva. Alqueva is the largest artificial lake in Europe with a surface of 252 km2.

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Man enjoying the view to Alqueva. Alqueva is the largest artificial lake in Europe with a surface of 252 km2. After ongoing controversy and more than 25 years of waiting, was completed in 2002. Alentejo is the largest region in Portugal, located between Lisbon and the Algarve and in the border with Spain

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Size: 4368px × 2912px
Location: Monsaraz, Alentejo, Portugal
Photo credit: © Jorge Duarte Estevao / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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