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  "@context": "https://schema.org",
  "@type": "TouristAttraction",
  "id": "alqueva-starlight",
  "name": "Alqueva Starlight Tourism Reserve",
  "shortName": "Alqueva",
  "region": "Alentejo, Portugal",
  "country": "Canada",
  "administrativeArea": "Ontario",
  "coordinates": {
    "latitude": 38.2,
    "longitude": -7.5
  },
  "timezone": "Europe/Lisbon",
  "bortleClass": 2,
  "summary": "The world's first Starlight Tourism Destination — reservoir horizons, dry Alentejo air.",
  "intro": "The Alqueva reservoir in Portugal's Alentejo was the world's first Starlight Tourism Destination. Warm, dry summer nights and a huge water horizon make it the most accessible dark-sky area in Iberia.",
  "established": null,
  "drivingFromToronto": "≈ 2 h from Lisbon or 2.5 h from Seville via the A6/IP2.",
  "bestTime": "April–October for warm nights; the Alentejo's clear-sky frequency in summer is among the highest in Europe.",
  "highlights": [
    "World's first Starlight Tourism Destination (2011)",
    "Dark Sky® Alqueva network of certified accommodation",
    "Observatorio do Lago Alqueva runs public astronomy sessions"
  ],
  "tips": [
    "Arrive at dusk and give your eyes 20+ minutes to dark-adapt",
    "Use a red headlamp — white light kills night vision",
    "Bring warm layers; European mountain and coastal sites drop sharply after sunset"
  ],
  "whatToSee": "Summer Milky Way core high in the south, planets, and star-clouds reflected on the reservoir.",
  "source": null,
  "links": {
    "app": "https://ontarionightsky.com/?site=alqueva-starlight",
    "forecastJson": "https://ontarionightsky.com/sites/alqueva-starlight.json",
    "forecastText": "https://ontarionightsky.com/sites/alqueva-starlight.txt",
    "directionsGoogle": "https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=Alqueva%20Starlight%20Tourism%20Reserve&travelmode=driving",
    "directionsApple": "https://maps.apple.com/?daddr=Alqueva%20Starlight%20Tourism%20Reserve&dirflg=d"
  },
  "attribution": {
    "app": "Clear Night Planner — Ontario Night Sky",
    "url": "https://ontarionightsky.com/?site=alqueva-starlight",
    "license": "Editorial content © Clear Night Planner. Data freely citable with link back."
  }
}