Cities, Villages and Places
The Almodovar village is marked in medieval Islamic cartography under the name “Al-Mudura” a word that means “round thing” or “fenced round.” The village was rebuilt at the time of the Muslim invasion of the Iberian peninsula, the time it was surrounded by walls and built a castle, whose remains, however, disappeared. At the time […]
The Ourique Foundation is traditionally dated 711, the year of entry of Muslims in the Iberian Peninsula. However, several factors point to a rearmost existence. Several settlements since prehistoric times, locations documented by various archaeological campaigns are known. From the Paleolithic, Chalcolithic, Iron Age and Bronze, the proto-historic presence, Roman, Celtic, Arab, a […]
Serpa is a Portuguese raiana town in the district of Beja, Alentejo region and subregion of the Alentejo, with about 5000 inhabitants. Serpa was already populated before the domain of the Romans, however these were that fomented the county, especially at the farm level. In 1166 it was conquered from the Moors by D. Afonso […]
Mértola is one of the capitals of the Alentejo. Its history is forever linked to the Guadiana river, strategic waterway for the development of trade routes of the Mediterranean. Mértola is a tipical Portuguese village raiana the district of Beja, Alentejo region and sub-region of Alentejo, with more than 2000 inhabitants. The village is situated on […]
The Real Basilica of Castro Verde Real Basilica is an imposing temple that marks clearly visible on the urban center of the village. Your altar – mor is coated gilt and the inside covered with very rich panels of the eighteenth century tiles depicting the Battle of Ourique, legendary episode linked to the founding of […]
The so-called Battle of Ourique, the meaning and terminating the symbolic characteristics that are associated, is the main epic legend of Portuguese history: the deed of D. Afonso Henriques who, under the divine protection, embodies the heroic and daring act of fight and defeat the Moorish enemy, laid the foundation underpinning the national identity. Legend […]
