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Beja

Mértola

Discover the 7 parishes that make up the municipality of Mértola, Beja district.

7 Parishes
6,206 Inhabitants
171m Avg. Altitude
Suggested route

The Route of Mértola

Don't visit just one. Here's a route of 7 parishes ordered geographically for a perfect weekend getaway.

Mértola 1

Mértola

2,504 inh.

Alcaria Ruiva 2

Alcaria Ruiva

630 inh.

São João dos Caldeireiros 3

São João dos Caldeireiros

442 inh.

União das freguesias de São Miguel do Pinheiro, São Pedro de Solis e São Sebastião dos Carros 4

União das freguesias de São Miguel do Pinheiro, São Pedro de Solis e São Sebastião dos Carros

816 inh.

Espírito Santo 5

Espírito Santo

329 inh.

Santana de Cambas 6

Santana de Cambas

750 inh.

Corte do Pinto 7

Corte do Pinto

735 inh.

This route is calculated geographically to minimise travel. Perfect for discovering the municipality at your own pace.

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Parishes
of Mértola

7 parishes
Alcaria Ruiva
Mértola

Alcaria Ruiva

Walk one-lane Mértola hamlet, eat lamb stew, hear cork crackle, river turtles plop.

630 169m
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Corte do Pinto
Mértola

Corte do Pinto

Taste river-terrace lamb, cardoon cheese and green-gold oil in a silent Alentejo village

735 169m
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Espírito Santo
Mértola

Espírito Santo

In Mértola’s empty parish, white cubes dot ochre ridges, sheep trails perfume the air and the Guadia

329 187m
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Mértola
Mértola

Mértola

White lanes cork-scented, river lazes below, castle doubles as phone mast

3K 113m
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Santana de Cambas
Mértola

Santana de Cambas

Wander adobe hamlets where lamb sighs over embers and 743 neighbours share whispered bird-calls

750 186m
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São João dos Caldeireiros
Mértola

São João dos Caldeireiros

In Mértola’s Guadiana wilderness, a hamlet of lime-oven craters, griffon skies and 18 °C healing wat

442 113m
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União das freguesias de São Miguel do Pinheiro, São Pedro de Solis e São Sebastião dos Carros
Mértola

União das freguesias de São Miguel do Pinheiro, São Pedro de Solis e São Sebastião dos Carros

Three Alentejo hamlets share 275 km² of cork scent, copper-mine scars and river silence

816 259m
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