Santiago do Cacém, a small town in the District of Setúbal, Alentejo region and sub-region of Alentejo Litoral, with a resident population of about 7,600 inhabitants. It is the seat of one of the largest municipalities in Portugal, with an area of 1060 km² and around 30.000 inhabitants, subdivided into 11 parishes.
The municipality is bordered to the north by the district of Grândola, to the northeast by Ferreira do Alentejo, to the east by Aljustrel, to the south by Ourique and Odemira and to the west by Sines and has a coastline on the Atlantic Ocean. It is the only municipality in the whole Alentejo that contains 2 cities, and even more interesting, it has 3 villages: Cercal do Alentejo, Alvalade do Sado and Ermidas-Sado.
Its name, Sant' Iago de Kassem, derives from the Moorish Governor Kassim and the Order of Santiago.
The coast of Santiago do Cacém is about 15kms from the city, it has an extension of 9 kms and in it we can find the most spectacular beaches.
The municipality is bordered to the north by the district of Grândola, to the northeast by Ferreira do Alentejo, to the east by Aljustrel, to the south by Ourique and Odemira and to the west by Sines and has a coastline on the Atlantic Ocean. It is the only municipality in the whole Alentejo that contains 2 cities, and even more interesting, it has 3 villages: Cercal do Alentejo, Alvalade do Sado and Ermidas-Sado.
Its name, Sant' Iago de Kassem, derives from the Moorish Governor Kassim and the Order of Santiago.
The coast of Santiago do Cacém is about 15kms from the city, it has an extension of 9 kms and in it we can find the most spectacular beaches.