Mértola
The town’s main attraction is its castle, built by the Moors, with a guard tower from the 13th-century. The main church, with its sculpted façade, contains elements from the Manueline period, occupies the site of what once was an ancient mosque. Mértola has three important museum sites as a consequence of the intense archeological activity there. The Roman museum occupies the Town Hall building. The Islamic collection includes the country’s most important archive of ceramic objects. Here too is one of the rarest early Christian basilicas in the entire Iberian peninsula (dating from the V century).
This calm town is completely surrounded by walls dating from the 13th to the 17th century. From the narrow streets filled with neat white houses a spectacular view can be obtained, as Marvão stands at more than 862 metres high. Near Marvão, one can play golf at Vale da Aramenha,.
What to see: 15th century mother church and the Municipal Museum, open in the former church of Santa Maria and displaying local ethnological and cultural traditions and archaeological findings. Rua do Espírito Santo, with the former governor´s house exhibiting beautiful iron-wrought balconies from the 17th century, leads to the castle, mostly built by King Dinis in 1299 and dominating the village.
Museum town of Roman origins, with historic center classified in UNESCO's International Heritage list. It was taken from the Moors in 1166 by an outlaw knight, Gerald the Fearless, who scaled the walls at night on a ladder of lances. Évora later became a popular residence of Portuguese kings.
What to see while you are there: Roman temple; Cathedral, housing Sacred Art Museum; S. Brás Chapel; S.Francisco Church and St.John the Baptist Church ; churches of Nossa Senhora da Graca , St.Antão and S.Vicente . Palaces: Archiepiscopal, Dom Manuel and Dukes of Cadaval. Special reference also to: Praça de Giraldo, with medieval arches; Aqueduct; Convents of St.Clara, St.Helena do Calvário and Lóios ; University; ancient Jewish quarter; Évora Museum.
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Besides the large cities, very few Portuguese towns have been the setting for as many dramatic moments of their national history as Estremoz.The town is crowned by a 13th century castle, with a citadel and St.lsabel Chapel. Special reference to the Gothic Dom Dinis Palace, S.Francisco Church and Convent, Pacos do Concelho , Maltesas Convent , and the Municipal Museum. The church of the Misericórdia located on Estremoz's large market square was once a convent of the Knights of Malta.
It is a quiet town with several interesting churches, such as the Mother Church (16th century and including emblazoned grave-stones of artistic and historical value), the Miserichord Church (18th century, with a gilded altarpiece) or the Church of Our Lady of Oratory (dating from the 15th century but later altered and enlarged, with blue and white painted tiles from the 18th century), among others.
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