Mértola
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Mértola, officially the Town of Mértola, is a town and municipality in southeastern Portuguese Alentejo near the Spanish border. In 2021, the population of the municipality was 6,206, in an area of ap
Mértola viewed from the opposite shore of the Guadiana, with the city wall and the medieval castle uphill
Mértola castle, Mértola, Portugal
View of Mértola, over the Guadiana River. The main church (igreja matriz), originally a mosque, is in the foreground.
Castle of Mertola
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The Castle of Mértola is a well-preserved medieval castle located in the civil parish and municipality of Mértola, in the Portuguese district of Beja.
Mértola
…The castle of Mértola, located on the highest point of the town. The current building dates from a reconstruction carried out by the knights of the Order of Saint James of…
A view of the castle as situated on the hilltop, with the mosque/Christian church
A view of the castle and the sculpture of Abu-l-Qasim Ahmad ibn al-Husayn ibn Qasi, ally of Afonso Henriques
A drawing of the castle from the Book of Fortresses by Duarte das Armas
The castle and surrounding buildings at the end of the 20th century