Located on the Guadiana River, this dam performs the function of counter embalming the Alqueva Dam.

Small water course, which crosses the lands of Marmelar and flows into the waters of the Guadiana.

Civil bell tower. This bell was given by Vasco da Gama and is one of the few works with the arms of the Admiral of India.

Space that has indoor and outdoor swimming pools.

This is a fine example of the architecture of the Third Orders of San Francisco buildings. Its exterior is strongly marked by the richness of the decoration in relief in grout.

The archaeological ruins of S. Cucufate date from the 1st century AD and testify the passage of Roman civilization through the region, at a time when a villa was installed here, in the center of a farm. The archaeological excavations that were being carried out on the land also allowed the discovery of the medieval cemetery of the friars and mural paintings.

The Casa do Arco Museum is a museum center created within the scope of the program to enhance the Roman Ruins of São Cucufate, which is why its collection presents a selection of some of the archaeological materials collected in the interventions carried out, from prehistory to XVIII century.

Also known as ruins of Santiago, it was initially a Roman villa with origins from the 1st century, altered in the first half of the 2nd century and destroyed in the 4th century, to make way for the building visible today. In the Middle Ages it was the Convent of the Military Order of Santiago, having been abandoned in the 16th century. The central body is framed by two symmetrical turrets that give it great monumentality.

Dr. José Valentim Fialho de Almeida, novelist and pamphleteer, was born in this house on May 7, 1857. Fialho de Almeida, in addition to being an illustrious critic, was also the strongest and most original prose writer of his generation. He passed away on March 4, 1911. Two tombstones were placed in this house in memory of Fialho de Almeida: the first on August 1, 1926 and the second on May 7, 1957.

Very simple and well maintained garden space, located in the center of Vila de Frades. To match the white of the surrounding houses, the trees have whitewashed trunks. It has garden benches with good shade to rest.