Recommendations for Portugal’s niche tours. Estremos

Located on the Portuguese border, with a castle hotel nearby It is also the birthplace of Portuguese opera singer Tomás Alcaide. Discover Estremoz on this walking tour that passes through the historic center of one of Portugal's most beautiful cities. The city has been inhabited since the Paleolithic period. Romans, Visigoths, and Muslims all passed through here. It was reconquered by Christianity in the 13th century, when it was incorporated into the Kingdom of Portugal. The council was created in 1258 when D. Afonso III granted it a charter. In the city, marble can be found everywhere, from sidewalks made of a single stone to the stone carvings of buildings. Or rather we are not in the so-called white city. You will be invited to visit and admire the historical and architectural heritage of this city, with its many unique monuments such as the Tower of the Three Kings, the Tower of Curaçao, the medieval Town Hall, the Pillory, the Gardenia Lake, the Monastery of San Francisco, or the former Congregados. There are also some buildings decorated with tiles in the Art Nouveau style from the early 20th century. Estremoz Castle dates back to the 13th century and was the residence of the kings of the First Dynasty. Isabel of Aragon, also known as Saint Queen Isabel, famous for the miracle of the rose, died there. In the niche where the Queen was traditionally buried after her death, the Chapel of Saint Queen was later built, a jewel of the Portuguese Baroque. This castle or fortified war square of Estremoz was very important for the defense of Portugal