This former royal palace was recently restored and reopened to the public in 2015. It houses a changing array of exhibitions showcasing talented artists from the Alentejo 鈥 easily the best works in Estremoz 鈥 with three to four shows annually. Regardless of what鈥檚 on, it鈥檚 well worth strolling the marble-lined corridors, past stained-glass windows beneath lovely decorative ceilings.
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Once part of the Roman Forum, the remains of this temple, dating from the 2nd or early 3rd century AD, are a heady slice of drama right in town. It's鈥
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One of 脡vora鈥檚 most popular sights is also one of its most chilling. The walls and columns of this mesmerising memento mori (reminder of death) are lined鈥
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The dukes of Bragan莽a built their palace in the early 16th century when the fourth duke, Dom Jaime, grew tired of his uncomfortable hilltop castle. The鈥
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Guarded by a pair of rose granite towers, 脡vora鈥檚 fortress-like medieval cathedral has fabulous cloisters and a museum jam-packed with ecclesiastical鈥
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Offers two-hour open-air sessions taking in the marvellous star-filled skies of the Alentejo. You'll get an overview of constellations visible with the鈥
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The former Convento dos L贸ios, to the right of Igreja de S茫o Jo茫o, has elegant Gothic cloisters topped by a Renaissance gallery. A national monument, the鈥
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Looming high over the arid countryside, about 3km north of town, this old military fort has a commanding presence. From the castelo, the fort is just鈥
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At the top of the upper town is the stark, glowing-white, fortress-like former royal palace, now the Pousada de Rainha Santa Isabel. Dom Dinis built the鈥
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This photogenic cafe 鈥 built in art-nouveau style between 1908 and 1909 鈥 is worth seeing for both the exterior and interior (don鈥檛 overlook the upstairs鈥
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Near the centre of town stretches this marble-edged water tank, called the Lago do Gadanha after its scythe-wielding statue of Neptune.
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At the top of the upper town is the stark, glowing-white, fortress-like former royal palace, now the Pousada de Rainha Santa Isabel. Dom Dinis built the鈥
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Just north of the square Rossio Marqu锚s de Pombal, you鈥檒l find a few monastic buildings that were converted into cavalry barracks and today house a modest鈥
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This museum is housed in a beautiful 17th-century almshouse near the former palace. Pretty hand-painted furniture sits alongside endearing, locally carved鈥
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The castle dates from 1306, but was rebuilt after the 1531 earthquake. Exterior stone carving shows unwarlike small bows, the symbol of the Bragan莽a鈥
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The dukes of Bragan莽a built their palace in the early 16th century when the fourth duke, Dom Jaime, grew tired of his uncomfortable hilltop castle. The鈥
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The 16,000-sq-metre palace square is ringed by the Pa莽o Ducal, an enormous palace, the heavy-fronted Agostinhos Convent and graceful Chagas Nunnery. In鈥