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The tower of the Mértola Castle, imposing in its formidable volume, marks the time when this town was the national headquarters of the Order of Santiago. Superimposed on the remains of Roman and Islamic occupation, dominates the town and in addition to being an obvious landscape control point, presents the exhibition space of the armory, in an interesting ribbed vault ogival, some architectural elements collected in the village and its suburbs, attributable to a period of transition between the sixth century and the ninth century era dominated by decorative shapes of the Visigoth style.

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  • Mértola Museum - Castle Centre

  • The tower of the Mértola Castle, imposing in its formidable volume, marks the time when this town was the national headquarters of the Order of Santiago. Superimposed on the remains of Roman and Islamic occupation, dominates the town and in addition to being an obvious landscape control point, presents the exhibition space of the armory, in an interesting ribbed vault ogival, some architectural elements collected in the village and its suburbs, attributable to a period of transition between the sixth century and the ninth century era dominated by decorative shapes of the Visigoth style.

  • 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: EN123, IC27.

     

    Access to Beja, from:

    - Spain: EN260;

    - Lisbon: IP8.

     

    GPS: 37.6384360, -7.6641690

  • Museum (nuclei)

  • Reception of visitors | information office

    Exhibition | interpretation space of natural and cultural values

    Viewpoint

    Guided tours

  • Núcleo do Castelo de Mértola

    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 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 tour desk with a minimum of one week. The tour runs several museums.