Alto Alentejo is Portugal's prettiest countryside, especially in May,...

Portugal Pictures

Alentejo

...and demands a freedom stroll through the flowers or a cuddle under the cork trees,...

...but what's this? Tight, modern, no go fencing everywhere, but everywhere.
What exactly are they protecting, or is this more EU madness at work?

Portugal photos: flowers near Evora, fenced off; typical beautiful view, through a fence; a gorgeous cork forest photographed over a fence!