A hermitage composed of a sole nave, main chapel and sacristy. The main façade is a sole bunting, torn by an ashlar portal with an architrave rod, surmounted by a large window in a straight rod, sided by ashlar cracks. Inside, one should notice the high choir with wooden gratings over a crossvault and the nave, topped by a cradle vault. The main chapel has a triumphal arch in painted wood, an altar encased by pattern tiles and a panel in painted wood with the shape of a throne.

Built by master João Fernandes reveals Renaissance, Mannerist traits, and Gothic forms. The facade is topped by a triangular pediment and has the image of Saint Bartholomew. In the portal are the ionic columns that are based on ornate pedestals with the symbol of the martyrdom of the apostle. Inside the Church is of extreme beauty, especially the scenes from the life of Christ and varied reasons such as angels, birds, flowers, fruit and landscapes. Enhancement for the marbles and the Golden carvings, especially those of the high altar, designed by the master Manuel Nunes.

The monastery of Ferreira is a typical example of an ecclesiastical establishment of agrarian roots. It is a remarkable rural Romanesque construction dating from the last quarter of the 12th century. The facade is torn by a portal that is unparalleled in the Cathedral of Zamora. Its architectural ensemble is part the Church of S. Pedro de Ferreira, being your frame a single copy in the country. The interior is just one ship, with more than 15 meters in height. A monument of a unique beauty and a magnificent surrounding landscape.

Despite its integration into the Cistercian Order, the life of this monastery was turbulent and short. During his visit in 1553, the Abbot of Clairvaux found it in a state of complete neglect and poverty, which is why it was secularized in 1560, becoming a parish church. What we see today in Ermelo is a beautiful Romanesque church adapted to the life of a small parish, first in the 16th century and again in the 18th century. Of the nave that stood to the south, only the beautiful triumphal arch remains, now open to the sky outside. The monastery's dependencies …

The castle was rebuilt by King Dinis in 1310 and underwent restoration work in the 18th century. Of the old fortification, situated atop a hill, only some sections of the wall and towers remain, in addition to the 17th-century fortifications, with escarpments, parapets, and ravelins, built during the Restoration War. The Church of Our Lady of Grace stands out, with its gable façade, framed straight lintel portal, and oculus. This castle is a characteristic example of the border fortresses of lowland regions, with a bastioned system determined by pyrotechnic artillery.

The fortress stands on the eastern spur of Serra da Arrábida, from which you can see an extensive landscape from Sines to Sintra. Its main points of interest are the entrance, the 17th century walls, the convent of the Order of Santiago, the church of Santiago, from the 15th century, the Paços de D. Jorge, the turrets, the 14th century keep, the ruins of the church of Santa Maria, the parade ground and several portals. There is also the Castle Nucleus, one of the museum spaces of the Palmela Municipal Museum.

This 18th-century building is notable for its magnificent Baroque portal on the exterior, topped by the national coat of arms of King John V. The simplicity of the facade contrasts with the profuse decoration of the interior, where the ceilings, painted by Lisbon artists António Simões and Vicente Nunes, and a huge canvas depicting King John V, executed around 1730 by Domenico Duprá, stand out. This library holds approximately 300,000 works, dating from the 12th to the 19th centuries, with an emphasis on law, philosophy, and theology.

Contemporaneous of the emblematic and neighbour Clérigos Tower, this building of the XVIII century was, for many years, a prison. On its dungeons were men like the Duque da Terceira (a noble), Zé do Telhado (the portuguese version of Robin wood) e Camilo Castelo Branco (XIX century writer), who wrote there one of the most famous romances, “Amor de Perdição”. The main façade divides in three floors, having a central body slightly salient, on which the entrance portal is.

The small village Chapel, dedicated to our Lady of the snows, is a granite building, of rectangular plan oriented Northeast\/Southwest. The front facade has a portal with rectangular frame, flanked by two rectangular-shaped horizontal slots, surmounted by an oculus. The gable is crowned by a cross about acroterion, and the corners are topped by triangular pinnacles with ball. Inside stands the high altar in polychrome and gilded housing religious imaginary. Is celebrated in this Chapel, among others, the mass of the feast in honour of our Lady of the snows.

Temple from the 16th century, of Manueline design, with a Renaissance main portal, with a round arch, decorated with eight carved cherubs and two warrior busts in high relief. The main façade, supported by two stone pilasters, was rebuilt in the 18th century. The interior has three naves, vaulted with ribs, highlighting the main altar, made of marble, flanked by twelve wooden chairs. The original church dates back to 1236, with construction completed in 1242. The current church was built at the beginning of the 16th century.