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 estate of 16 stelae discovered in the archaeological heart of Almodovar.

Its most remarkable part is the Estela de São Martinho – “Stele of St. Martin”, found in the archaeological site of São Marcos da Serra, in Silves, about 60 signs, considered one of the most extensive written submissions from tartéssica or Conia.

This is the intends to play an important role in safeguarding the intangible heritage and, in particular, in creating a space for dialogue between the tangible and intangible heritage. The objective is to safeguard and studying the ethnographic heritage of this territory situated between the slopes of its hills and the pottery of Beja.

This space is divided into three exhibition areas: a temporary exhibition area where patents are some agricultural tools and objects representative of Campaniça rurality; the area of semi-permanent exhibitions where you can visit a blacksmith’s workshop, the estate of the last Abegão Castro Verde and some thumbnails of agricultural implements and the Center of Orality., which has the maximum proximity of the exhibits in relation to visitors, that is, they can move the pieces and to put the machines running.

A tavern and the Alentejo sing called Cante Alentejano are other ingredients of this museum.

Join the family and come see the largest olive grove in the World.

The visits are intended to anyone and are accompanied by a guide who explains all the stages of production of our olive oils. Since olive reception, the intensive olive grove systems and super intensive, which gives to get a sense of the extent of olive grove. There is also a stop on Dam Quince, an integrated infrastructure in the Alqueva project.

At the end of each visit is a tasting, where the aim is to distinguish the main differences between the oils Oliveira da Serra.

Schedule
The modern and emblematic Lagar Oliveira da Serra opens the doors every Friday from 11h to 13h and 14h to 17h or whenever you want, by appointment.

The visits, tourism or study, are free.

Contacts
The visits are intended for groups up to 50 people. Other days and times are available by appointment, through +351 214 129 334 or oliveiradaserra.lagar@sovena.pt

Address
Lagar Oliveira da Serra
Apartado 43, Ferreira do Alentejo, Portugal