Parques de Portugal

Church of Nossa Senhora das Neves (Our Lady of the Snows)

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With simple lines and large buttresses, this church, near Mesquita village has a single nave, with gable and wooden roof and a niche just as the main altar. It is an example of folk architecture, made by master masons who passed the knowledge from generation to generation.

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  • With simple lines and large buttresses, this church, near Mesquita village has a single nave, with gable and wooden roof and a niche just as the main altar. It is an example of folk architecture, made by master masons who passed the knowledge from generation to generation.

  • Alentejo

  • Mértola

  • Vale do Guadiana Nature Park

  • Yes

  • Access from:

    - Mértola - take N 122 towards Vila Real de Santo António. After 18.5 km turn left into the village Mesquita, which is far from Mértola about 25 km.

     

    The church is near the village at the end of a dirt road.

     

    GPS: 37.537236, -7.532070

  • Religious

  • Rural near Mesquita village.

  • Public

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