The date of its founding is not known for certain, however, already in the 14th century there was a Jewish quarter in Castelo de Vide, which consisted of a set of houses built next to the castle’ main door. The Synagogue is located at Rua Jewry / Fountain Street, the building is oriented towards east […]
In a dominant position on top of a hill north of the São Mamede mountains, is of strategic importance due to its proximity to the border. Due to the splendor of the surrounding countryside, the village is known locally as the Sintra of Alentejo. At the time of the Christian Reconquest of the Iberian peninsula, […]
Following its conquest by Alfonso I in the 1160s, and its brief recapture by Almohads in the 1190s, Marvão’s situation remained fragile around the start of the 13th century: it was listed among Portuguese territories only in the termo of Castelo Branco in 1214. Marvão was a recently conquered outpost, that needed to be fully integrated into […]
The Roman City of Ammaia located in the heart of the Natural Park of the Sierra de S.Mamede, one of the most bucolic and wooded places, within walking distance of Dam Apertadura and halfway to Marvão and Castelo de Vide where heritage is built and natural privileged reason for visit, is beginning today to be […]
