With its inviting long beaches, typical roofs and chimneys, this picturesque town offers a beautiful view over the Gilão river and its Roman bridge.

There are quite a few sights. There are for example many churches to visit: Santa Maria do Castelo (13th-18th centuries), Misericórdia (Renaissance), Nossa Senhora das Ondas (17th century), São José (with Gothic and Manueline elements), São Paulo and Carmo (17th-18th centuries).

Although the castle is considerably less exciting than those in the Alto Alentejo, the walled garden beside it is a place of considerable beauty.

If you are browsing along the Travessa de Dona Brites, you will see beautiful medieval houses, with Gothic windows and portals. In the suburbs, in the small village of Luz there is a Renaissance church, which has been a pilgrimage place for many centuries.

If you go from the Praça de la República along the river towards the sea, you will come to some salt pans with major stretches of water. if you are lucky, you may see black-legged stilts or flamingos here.

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