The Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Assunção in Messejana dates from the XVI century, and has the characteristics of the "Brazilian churches". It was built by Portuguese...
The Castle of Messejana is situated on top of a hill near the Church, at an altitude of 219 meters and it is thought to have been built by the Romans. The Arab occupation rebuilt the castle,...
The Mesas do Castelinho Archaeological Station is situated nearby Santa-Clara-a-Nova, in the Monte Novo do Castelinho settlement.
According to archaeological studies, it is confirmed that Monte...
Built in the end of the 15th century, the Alvito Castle was probably built under the order of D. Diogo Lobo da Silveira, Baron of Alvito, in the reign of king D. joão II(1481 to 1495), with...
Noudar would have been, until the Portuguese conquest, a simple fortification, eventually a tower, that during the Moorish occupancy of the region would make the control of the road that linked to...
Dominating the landscape of this Alentejo area, with its donjon, the Beja Fortress has the main features of the Portuguese fortifications, yet it is supposed that its origins date back to the Roman...
Belonging to the Roman Villa of Pisões, in Hellenistic style, these Ruins are located on the Almagrassa Estate, at about 10km southwest of Beja. The Ruins were found accidentally in 1967,...
The Vila Ruiva Roman Bridge, built over the Odivelas streamlet, has as probable construction date, the 1st century b.C., there are some reconstruction and increasing works vestiges, made by the...
Situated in one of the most ancient villages of the vast Alentejo region (Alfundão), this old bridge and pavement show off the importance that the Roman occupancy had in this region....
Mértola presents a defensive system since, at least, the Roman occupancy of the region, with descriptions dated from 440 a.C., referring to a fortification named as “Myrtilis...
Small bridge over the River Brenhas, it is thought to be built during the period of Roman occupation in the Iberian Peninsula, although there are no official confirmation of the fact.
It is...
In the highest point of the Moura village is located what still remains of the 13th century Castle, which origin was probably a hill fort built during Iron Age, and subsequently occupied by Romans,...
Probably Serpa was already a fortification by the Roman occupancy period, yet there are only confirmations as from the 8th century, during the Moorish occupancy, as this fortress was conquered...
Vidigueira’s region was conquered from the Moors by king D. Sancho II in 1235. This Castle was supposedly built in the kingdom of D. Afonso III (1248-1279), over a fortification from the...
The São Cucufate Roman Ruins are dated from the 1st century a.C., and are considered to have been an agricultural centre that was developed until the 4th century, where the owner may have...
