Estremoz é a “cidade branca” do Alentejo. Reconhece-se ao longe pelo seu casario branco, espalhado ao longo de uma colina, abraçado por velhas muralhas e protegido, noutros tempos, pela imponente Torre de Menagem. As gentes de Estremoz são pessoas afáveis e hospitaleiras, como todas as gentes alentejanas.
The medieval Town Halls were originally built, probably in the 14th century, during the reign of D. Afonso IV (1325-1357). The building has three distinct bodies, the porch, the Clock Tower and the Town Hall.
Urban structure formed by two distinct areas: Vila Velha, located next to the Castle and with urban morphology of medieval nature and Vila Moderna, further down, arranged in wide streets, avenues and squares, corresponding to different phases of g...
The medieval fence in Estremoz was built by King Afonso III (1245-1279) in 1261 and improved by his successors, mainly by his son D. Dinis (1279-1325). It has two opposite main doors (East-West axis): Porta do Sol or Frandina and Porta de Santarém...
Historical urban nucleus. City located on a hill. Village with war square and castle. Historical center integrating in a fortified system composed by two lines of walled fence and Castle, with two zones of distinctive morphological and typological...
Rossio Marquês de Pombal is considered by many to be the largest and most beautiful square in the country. It is the great “visiting room” of the city, as it is the great meeting point between local people and those who visit us. This square is su...
