THE ALENTEJO
To the Algarve! Via a €16 train to Santa Clara-Sabóia, a tiny station in the Alentejo—a region of sheep, vineyards, and olives whose name means “beyond the Tagus River”. From there, Fatima, a local taxi driver took us to Odeceixe, where we ate surprisingly good Chinese at Dong Jing (one of two restaurants open this time of year) ...