Comunidade Intermunicipal do Alentejo Central – CIMAC

CIMAC purposes include regional strategic planning, coordination of municipal investments, management of development programs, and support for civil protection and transport to promote economic, social, and environmental development of Alentejo Central region. It acts as a cooperation platform to strengthen municipalities and manage services at a supra-municipal level. 

CIMAC is an association of municipalities in the Alentejo Central region (southern Portugal) that works to coordinate regional development and shared public services across its member municipalities, including Évora and surrounding towns.

Its core mission is to promote joint planning and management of regional development, especially in areas such as:

  • Economic and social development
  • Environmental protection and climate adaptation
  • Territorial planning and urban development
  • Public transport and mobility
  • Education, health, and cultural services coordination

Ecopista de Reguengos is almost 42. kilometre greenway route running from UNESCO-listed Évora to Reguengos de Monsaraz, rich in cultural heritage. You will pass through olive orchards, picturesque vine fields, cork oak forests, and riverside vegetation. Wildlife commonly seen along the trail includes swallows, owls, robins, partridges, hares, and rabbits. 

A further beautiful greenway in the region is Ecopista de Mora, a 31-kilometre route running from Évora to Vale de Paio, developed along the former Mora railway branch. The route combines cultural heritage with nature tourism, offering visitors the chance to explore the traditional village of Arraiolos — famous for its handmade carpets — and the rural landscapes of the Alentejo plains. 

Last but not least in this region is the Ecopista do Montado, a greenway that follows a former railway corridor in the municipality of Montemor-o-Novo. The 13-kilometre route runs through the characteristic “montado” landscape, offering rural scenery, local biodiversity, and elements of the region’s cultural heritage, making it part of a broader initiative to promote sustainable mobility and nature-based tourism in Alentejo.

Contact data:

Rua 24 Julho 1, 7000-673 Évora, Portugal

Contact person: Cristina Carriço

©fot. Cristina Carriço, CIMAC
©fot. Cristina Carriço, CIMAC