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Monuments in Estremoz
Porta dos Currais
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Rua 1º de Maio
7100-515, Estremoz
It's one of the gates that gives access to the city, built of white marble. At the top, you can see a niche with a saint, flanked by two towers.
Vila Medieval de Évora Monte
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Rua de Santa Maria
7100-314, Estremoz
The name of this village derives from its location, a 500-meter-high hill, where the castle was built at the summit. The views from this place are magnificent.
Edifício do Águia D'Ouro
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Rossio Marquês de Pombal, 27-29
7100-513, Estremoz
An eclectic and eccentric building, as evidenced by the use of various colors, geometric shapes, and materials, highlighting the building's late Art Nouveau style. Currently serving as a café and restaurant, it is one of the region's best-known venues.
Igreja de Santa Maria
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Largo Dom Dinis, 14
7100-509, Estremoz
This is a fifteen hundreds temple, placed next to the Castle. It is considered one of the most important religious works on the Renaissance final phase in the Alentejo area. Its filling includes the tombstones with the most remarkable Portuguese families’ Coat of Arms. The project is accredited to Miguel de Arruda.
Paço Real de Dom Dinis
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Largo Dom Dinis, 14
7100-509, Estremoz
Located on the outskirts of Estremoz Castle, the old Dinisian Palace has been reduced to a small galilee with a ribbed vault, with a series of pointed arches and twin columns.
Convento dos Congregados de São Filipe Néri
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Rossio Marquês de Pombal
7100-513, Estremoz
Built in the early 18th century, it served as the palace of D. Constantino de Bragança, Viceroy of India, and only later as a convent. Highlights include the stonework and tiles, which depict scenes from the life of St. Philip Neri, and the beautiful marble staircase, featuring hunting scenes.
Castelo de Évoramonte
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Rua da Convenção, 6
7100-314, Estremoz
The castle sits atop a steep hill at the western edge of the Ossa mountain range. The original fortification still includes the wall and gates from the reign of King Dinis. Within the walls, the highlight is the Paço de Homnagem (Homage Palace), which, along with the keep, forms a vast, regular quadrilateral. The palace's design is inspired by Italian Renaissance palaces.
Antiga Igreja e Convento das Maltesas
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Rossio Marquês de Pombal
7100-513, Estremoz
A building comprising a church, cloister, and convent area. This former mansion house was a convent for Maltese nuns and a hospital of mercy. It currently serves as a church and is one of the campuses of the University of Évora.
Castelo de Estremoz
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Largo de Dom Diniz
7100-555, Estremoz
A pentagonal castle with a wall reinforced by turreted buttresses. The walled enclosure of the ancient citadel rises around the 27-meter-high white marble keep. Beyond the medieval wall, the town boasts a vast expanse of Restoration War-era fortifications, with crenellated towers and two round-arched gates. Near one of the gates is a rectangular tower in the Roman-Gothic style with several windows. The royal palace, restored by King João V, is located on the outskirts of the castle.
Castelo de Veiros
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Rua Nova
7100-708, Estremoz
La fortificación medieval se conserva en su forma original, flanqueada por torres redondas y varias puertas medievales. Durante la Guerra de la Restauración de 1662, el Marqués de Caracena destruyó la torre del homenaje.