Alcáçova of Mértola

Portugal

Alcáçova of Mértola, Portugal
Photo: Vitor Oliveira from Torres Vedras, PORTUGAL, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons

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Best time to go
spring and autumn
Budget
$
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The hilltop citadel of Mértola preserves an Islamic-era residential quarter excavated within its walls, revealing Almohad houses, a mosque foundation and glazed ceramics. The site interprets the town's Al-Andalus heyday.

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