District Council of Santiago do Cacém

The district of Santiago is vast covering a large area including the parishes of, - Abela. - Alvalade. - Cercal do Alentejo. - Ermidas do Sado. - São Francisco da Serra. - Santiago do Cacém, Santa Cruz & São Bartolomeu da Serra. - São Domingos & Vale de Água. - Vila Nova de Santo André. Its a wonderful and diverse area with the beaches and laguna of Santo André, the Sado river at Alvalade and all in between the flowing and rolling hills and countryside of the South West Alentejo. Glimpse of history can be found all around but none more so concentrated as in Santiago but also Cercal, São Domingos and Abela have the touch of old world history. A clean and healthy place to live. Although I have not dealt with everyone in the council offices, those that I have, have been helpful and patient. *For the Brits this is a must place to visit as it is where you go for your SEF immigration documents. The people in the offices only speak a few words of English.