Vila Nova de Milfontes is a small town in the Alentejo Coast, on the northern side of the mouth of River Mira. With little more than 5.600 inhabitants, Vila Nova de Milfontes has more people than several other towns in the Alentejo that are municipal seats - a distinction that this charming town lost in 1836. Oddly enough, Vila Nova de Milfontes has more population than Odemira, that municipal seat that it belongs to.
Vila Nova de Milfontes used to be just a fishing town in a strategic point, but, nowadays, it became one of the most important touristic destinations in the Alentejo region.




















