by The stunning town of Mértola is perched high on the banks of the Guadiana and Oeiras rivers, guarded by the town’s impressive Moorish castle.
The town boasts several small but superb museums, including the Casa Romana (Roman House; ingeniously displayed under the Town Hall), Museu Islâmico (Islamic Museum), Museu de Arte Sacra (Museum of Ecclesiastical Art), and Museu Paleocristao (Palaeo-Christian Museum). These provide an excellent historical context to this very ancient town, not to mention creative inspiration.
The town and surrounds form part of the Natural Parque Vale do Guadiana, whose protected rivers and valleys are still full of unspoiled flora and fauna.
