The 'núcleo museológico de Arte Islâmica' (Islamic Art Museum), inaugurated almost 20 years ago, on 21 December 2001, is an example of the work that has been carried out in Mértola. Ler mais Museu de Mértola (Mértola Museum) – Islamic Art 20 years later…
This week’s Visão Magazine published Guia Visão – Hidden Treasures Museums where it selects and suggests visits to some museological units from northern, central and southern Portugal. Ler mais Mértola Museum on Guia Visão
The Southwestern Peninsular Archaeology Meetings (EASP) have been held in several locations in Portugal and Spain since 1993. They aim to present news from archaeological research, results from ongoing research projects, and to discuss relevant issues in the archaeology of the Southwestern Peninsula, strengthening professional ties among Iberian researchers. Ler mais 9th Meeting of Southwestern Peninsular Archaeology
Located on the top of an elongated and steep hill and articulated with an impressive belt of walls that hug the urban hull all the way to the downtown area, next to the Guadiana river, Mértola castle provided exceptional conditions for defending and controlling the surrounding territory. In the timeline, it succeeds previous fortified structures, in a structural evolution of imprecise contours, which chronologically extends from the Iron Age to the Almohad fortress that the knights of Santiago conquered in 1238. Ler mais National Castles Day – 7 October 2021 – Mértola Castle
Exhibition “Time Machine” (Máquina do Tempo) by Joana Paiva Sequeira, José Alexandre São Marcos and Paulo Romão Brás
Castelo Exhibition Gallery, Paleochristian Basilica of Mértola Museum and Mário Elias Arts House, from 18 September to 23 October 2021 Ler mais Exhibition “Time Machine” (Máquina do Tempo)
The International Meeting on the Management of Archaeological Sites in Urban Surroundings took place on 13, 14 and 15 September, at the Romeu Correia Municipal Forum, in Almada. Ler mais International Meeting on the Management of Archaeological Sites in Urban Surroundings
The European Heritage Days 2021 will take place between 24 September and 3 October under the theme Inclusive and Diverse Heritage. Ler mais European Heritage Days 2021
From Hispania to al-Andalus: Arabisation, Islamisation and Resistance in the Rural Environment” Ler mais IACAM Project – Archaeological Intervention in Cercas das Alcarias de Mesquita (Mértola).
Archaeological work will take place from 16 to 27 August 2021 at the Necrópole da Idade do Ferro (Iron Age Necropolis) (8th century BC to 1st century AD), located in Largo da Feira, Mértola. Ler mais Archaeological work at the Necrópole da Idade do Ferro (Iron Age Necropolis)
Throughout the month of July 2021 another campaign of archaeological excavations took place on the Encosta do Castelo de Mértola (Slopes of Mértola Castle), with the presence o Ler mais Volunteer Campaign on the Encosta do Castelo de Mértola (Slopes of Mértola Castle)
