The best cycling routes around Glória

This museum presents the largest and most important private collection of tiles in Portugal. A visit to the Berardo Museum in Estremoz is a guided tour with an average duration of 1 hour and 30 minutes.

Borba Castle was built in 1217 by order of King Afonso II. Some parts of the castle walls are still visible, as are two gates (Porta do Celeiro and Porta de Estremoz) and the sturdy keep, which today dominate the townscape of Borba.

In the 50 rooms open to the public, paintings, furniture, tapestries, ceramics and goldsmith's work can be admired.

Estremoz is a Portuguese city located in the district of Évora, in Alto Alentejo, known as the "marble capital" of Portugal. It is divided into two parts: a medieval upper town, enclosed by walls, with old white houses and an imposing castle (the Castle of Queen Santa Isabel, which houses a Pousada), and a lower town with eighteenth-century fortifications. Estremoz is famous for its white marble quarries, which have made Portugal a major world exporter, and for its traditional terracotta crafts, especially the "puppets" (Bonecos de Estremoz), a UNESCO Intangible Heritage. The city hosts a lively weekly farmers' market.

This scenic road gives stunning views over the region and the hills all around. Enjoy it!

At the top of the Serra d’Ossa, at an altitude of 650 metres, stands the Alto de São Gens. Among the ruins of the old chapel dedicated to the saint, memories of an occupation that dates back more than three millennia, to the Bronze and Iron Ages, echo. This archaeological site, shrouded in legend and symbolism, was later associated by the monks of the Congregation of São Paulo with the mythical Mount of Venus, the refuge of Viriato, the legendary Lusitanian leader who, according to tradition, descended from here to confront the Romans.

In 1461, the region came under the rule of the Bragança family. Starting in 1501, the family built a new palace outside the old castle and city walls. Two monasteries were established nearby, and a new fortress was built on the site of the old castle on the hill. When Duke João of Bragança was proclaimed King John IV of Portugal in 1640, the Bragança family moved to Lisbon, but continued to use the enormous palace in Vila Viçosa as a summer residence.

Estremoz is a Portuguese city located in the district of Évora, in Alto Alentejo, known as the "marble capital" of Portugal. It is divided into two parts: a medieval upper town, enclosed by walls, with old white houses and an imposing castle (the Castle of Queen Santa Isabel, which houses a Pousada), and a lower town with eighteenth-century fortifications. Estremoz is famous for its white marble quarries, which have made Portugal a major world exporter, and for its traditional terracotta crafts, especially the "puppets" (Bonecos de Estremoz), a UNESCO Intangible Heritage. The city hosts a lively weekly farmers' market.