The Southwest Writing Museum is located in the town of Almodovar, Beja District, Portugal, dedicated to Conia writing. The museum is housed in the old building Municipal Movie Theatre, in the historic center of Almodovar. It opened to the public on September 29, 2007. The museum’s permanent collection has about 20 pieces, including a permanent […]
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 […]
The early human occupation of their site dates back to prehistoric times, later Romanized, when he was called Serpa, living with the road connecting Beja south of Hispania. It is believed that here has been a Roman fort with the function to protect this stretch of persurso. With the fall of the Roman Empire, met […]
The Guadiana Valley Natural Park is a protected area, with an area of 69700 hectares, located in the southeast of the Portuguese territory, in the Alentejo region. The park includes the municipalities of Mértola and Serpa, located district of Beja, covering the waterfront of the Guadiana River and the Mértola village, town of great historical […]
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 […]
