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PARQUE NATURAL DO VALE DO GUADIANA

Parks and gardens
This area of great ecological and environmental interest offers nine hiking ... Read more
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CASTELO DE MÉRTOLA

Monuments to visit
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The first defensive structures built by the Romans became the main ... Read more
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IGREJA MATRIZ

Churches cathedrals basilicas and chapels
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The Igreja Matriz is the former mosque of the city transformed into a ... Read more
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BASÍLICA PALEOCRISTÃ

Museums
The Paleochristian Basilica is located in the Rossio do Carmo neighborhood. Read more
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MINAS DE SÃO DOMINGOS

Natural site to discover
The Minas are gigantic disused copper mines that compose a surreal lunar ... Read more
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PULO DO LOBO

Natural Crafts

To see the waterfall of the "jump of the wolf" (whose legend suggests that a ferocious beast or werewolf would be capable of jumping over this difference in altitude), at an altitude of about thirty metres, you should prefer the right bank path indicated on the Mértola-Beja road. It is a site where the majestic Guadiana river gets carried away as it becomes a torrent and flows through gorges. Two platforms with black ledges on different coasts allow the observation of a geomorphological accident caused by the collapse of the sea level in the Quaternary period.

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ISLAMIC MUSEUM

Museums
The Islamic Museum of Mértola offers an excellent overview of the life of ... Read more
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BIRDS & NATURE

Guided tours
Agency offering tours that include the two remarkable areas of Castro Verde ... Read more