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Capela da Rainha Santa 13
⌂ Largo Dom Dinis
(access via adjacent 1497 Évoramonte
Design Gallery) # Ask at ! E5 @ n Rua Santa Maria;
the Igreja de Santa Maria, Manuel I welcomed 268 959 227
on Largo Dom Dinis Vasco da Gama at
Estremoz castle, The village is entered through
Museu Municipal de shortly before his a grand portal in the walls.
Estremoz Professor voyage to India. Above the doorway of No 41,
Joaquim Vermelho along Évoramonte’s single
" ⌂ Largo Dom Dinis street, is a historic plaque. It
§ 268 339 219 # 9am– records that here, on 26 May
12:30pm, 2–5:30pm Tue–Sun bowls painted with humorous 1834, Dom Miguel ceded the
¢ Public hols folk-art motifs are sold from throne, ending the conflict
the tiny white houses leading with his older brother (p46).
up to the ruins of the castle The eye-catching Castelo
11 founded by King Dinis. de Évoramonte, its walls
bound by bold stone “ropes”,
The Convento de São Paulo
Alandroal in the Serra de Ossa, 10 km largely replaced an earlier
(6 miles) north of Redondo, castle that fell in an earthquake
! F5 @ n Praça da was built in 1376; Catherine in 1531. The 16th-century
República; 268 440 045
of Bragança stayed here on walls have been res tored
Surrounded by groves of cork her return home in 1692 after and an exhibition explains
oaks, the low-lying town of the death of her husband, the castle’s history.
Alandroal, wrapped tidily King Charles II of England.
around its castle ruins, was It has now been converted Castelo de Évoramonte
built by the Knights of Avis, into a luxury hotel, but retains " # 10am–1pm, 2–5pm
who settled here from 1220. its wonderful 16th- to 18th- Tue–Sun ¢ Last weekend
Little remains inside the castle, century azulejos. of month
but a sur viving inscription
shows it was completed in
1298. The Igreja Matriz with-
in its walls dates from the
16th century. The Misericórdia
church near the castle walls
contains beauti ful azulejos
reputed to be the work of
Policarpo de Oliveira
Bernardes (1695–1778).
Terena, 10 km (6 miles)
south of Alandroal, is well
known for its pottery. The
14th-century sanctuary of
Nossa Senhora de Boa Nova
has frescoes covering its walls
and ceiling; dating from 1706,
these depict saints and Portu-
guese kings. For access ask at
the house opposite the church.

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Redondo
! F5 @ n Praça da
República; 266 909 100
As with much of the Alentejo,
Redondo is known for its
wines; however, this medieval
town is also famous for its Looking down on the
pottery. Roman-style water medieval walled village
jugs, casserole dishes and of Évoramonte
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