• Mértola Museum - Sacred Art Centre

  • Built in the sixteenth century on the access door to the old medieval harbor, the Misericórdia church, keeps an interesting religious art collection, with the body of the church, the sacristy and other annexes functioning as exhibition space. The statuary, painting and religious ornaments collection, presented here, is the product of the collection made over the last 20 years in churches and chapels of the county, given the poor security and the state of disrepair that they had suffered. Among a set of three dozen pieces carved in wood, polychrome, we highlight some belonging to major European schools of the sixteenth century, being, however, most result of the work of regional workshops.
  • 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 from: 

    - Spain - N260; or

    - Lisbon - IP8.

     

    GPS: 37.6357900, -7.6647820

  • Museum (nuclei)

  • Reception of visitors | information office

    Exhibition | interpretation space of natural and cultural values

    Guided tours

  • Núcleo de Arte Sacra

    Largo da Misericórdia

    7750 MÉRTOLA

    E-mail: turismo@cm-mertola.pt

    Telephone (booking): (00351) 286 610 109 ou 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 1and December 25

  • No

  • Avoid the warmer months or seek shelter during the hotter parts of the day. 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