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On the north side of the slope of the Castle, there was the forum of the Roman city of Myrtilis which built upon the wall and an underground gallery - the cryptopórtico - about 30 m long and 6 high.
 
Subsequently, over the cryptopórtico were built religious buildings, including a baptistery from the fifth and sixth centuries, with marble and surrounded by a set of polychrome mosaics; some remaining fragments, with animals and game scenes, can be seen today .
 
In the century XII and XIII in the Islamic era, the area was occupied by a neighborhood of about 30 homes. After the Christian conquest of 1238, the neighborhood is destroied and the area was used as a cemetery.

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  • Mértola Museum - Castel's 'Alcáçova'

  • On the north side of the slope of the Castle, there was the forum of the Roman city of Myrtilis which built upon the wall and an underground gallery - the cryptopórtico - about 30 m long and 6 high.
     
    Subsequently, over the cryptopórtico were built religious buildings, including a baptistery from the fifth and sixth centuries, with marble and surrounded by a set of polychrome mosaics; some remaining fragments, with animals and game scenes, can be seen today .
     
    In the century XII and XIII in the Islamic era, the area was occupied by a neighborhood of about 30 homes. After the Christian conquest of 1238, the neighborhood is destroied and the area was used as a cemetery.

  • Alentejo

  • Mértola

  • Vale do Guadiana Nature Park

  • Município de Mértola

  • Yes.

  • Access to Mértola, from:

    - Beja: IP2, IC27

    - Vila Real de Santo António: IC27

    - Castro Verde: N123, IC27

    Access to Beja, coming from:

    - Spain: N260

    - Lisbon: IP8

     

    GPS: 37.6384360, -7.6641690

  • Archaeological site

  • Store

    Reception of visitors | information office

    Exhibition | interpretation space of natural and cultural values

  • Núcleo de Alcáçova do Castelo - Sítio Arqueológico

    Caminho do cemitério (next to the castle)

    7750 MÉRTOLA

    E-mail: turismo@cm-mertola.pt

    Phone (booking): (00351) 286 610 109 or 286 610 100 (ext. 1580).

    SITE

  • Gratuito até aos 12 anos (inclusive) e naturais e residentes no concelho de Mértola. Bilhete geral (acesso a todos os núcleos) - 5€. Bilhete de núcleo - 2€. Estudantes e maiores de 65 anos - 50% de desconto.

  • Tuesday to Sunday: 9:15 am - 1 pm and 2 pm - 5:45 pm.

  • Mondays, January 1, May 1 and December 25.

  • No

  • Avoid the warmer months or seek shelter during the hottest hours. Wear comfortable shoes since the sidewalk of the historic center is very irregular.

    Ask the Mértola tourist office map with the location of several museums in the historic center. Guided tours must be booked at the tour desk with a minimum of one week. The tour runs several museums.