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Alvito Castle and Pillory

Alvito is a village about thirty kilometers from beja. It could be said that it was quite important, as it was a real landing for a long time.

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In the village of Alvito (it was already mentioned in a document dated 1279), lost between Viana do Alentejo and Beja, we find Castelo de Alvito., the residence of Barões. Permission for its construction was given by D. Afonso V, in 1481, by letter, to D. João Fernandes da Silveira, 1st Baron of Alvito, which made this town remarkable. In 1777, after the earthquake of 1755, many were the buildings that were subject to restoration and refurbishment work, as due to the earthquake, it is known that the Castle of Alvito had some damaged walls. These remodeling works were ordered by D. Maria Bárbara de Menezes. During the 19th century, new restoration interventions took place, namely stucco and painting, after this castle was raided in 1834 by the lower classes of the liberal population. Also during this century (1887), a promise of purchase and sale was drawn up between El-Rei D. Carlos I and D. José Lobo da Silveira, allowing D. Carlos to D. José Lobo da Silveira Quaresma and D. Carolina Augusta Duarte, at the time owners of the castle, its usufruct until death (respectively in 1917 and 1936). However, in 1897, the castle had been definitively sold to D. Carlos. In 1915, D. Manuel II integrates the castle into the Fundação da Casa de Bragança. In 1975, the castle was occupied by the Alvito Residents Committee. They intended to install a school there. However, this idea ended up not gaining much acceptance, coming to be housed in the ground floor compartments, a consumer cooperative.

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  • . Integrated in the network of Museums in the district of Beja 
  • . A dense concentration of fresco paintings announces the musicality of angels in concert. These are guarded by a simple building of late-Gothic architecture (already built in 1511), with an Alentejo Mudejar stamp. 
  • . The Igreja Matriz was built at the end of the century. XIII, having undergone enlargement works between 1480 and 1554. Inside, we can appreciate frescoes of rare beauty, two gilded altars and a valuable set of 18th century tiles. XVII. Classified as a national monument since 1910. 
  • . A duo built in 1520 whose distinction is made by the division of the religious house of Misericórdia, adjacent to the respective Chapel. The tile predominates in the decoration of the Church's elevations, contrasting with the mural painting of the chapel's resting place, dedicated to the patron saint of Nossa Senhora das Candeias. 
  • . The Church of Santo António is the result of a campaign of projects built in the first half of the 17th century, adorned with tile panels that harmonize with the Mannerist altarpiece of the Altar-Mor. 
  • . Manueline style, it is located in the square in front of the Castle Tower. It was the ultimate symbol of the assertion of the power of condemnatory judgment of the offenders. 
  • . A walk through the streets of Alvito is always rewarding, particularly through the set of Manueline portals, in a sober, simple and particularly Alentejo context. 

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Events

  • . 4th Sunday Lent. 
  • . Good friday. 
  • . Historical recreation. Every two years, at the end of June, he sends the Baron and his most noble wife to celebrate in Barony and call everyone from these lands to Bailias e Folias, Comeres e Beberes. 
  • . Every Friday night in July and August. 
  • (Vila Nova da Baronia Annual Fair). 2nd weekend of July. 
  • . last weekend of august. 
  • . 1 November. 

Activities

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  • . Guided tours with breeding of native breeds. 
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  • . Walking tours. 

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  • little carcasses or in other lands known as “Tengarrinhas” are classified as thistles, whose pink stalks in their “young” state constitute a tender and succulent delicacy. This endemic species blooms during the first months of the year when the winter season becomes stronger.
  • Catacuz they resemble in shape, the traditional spinach. However, they are still wild herbs! Its leaves are long and wrinkled, with Limbo in a dark green hue and very pronounced veins in deep red. This species is a parasite of wheat fields, but even so, an important ingredient in the making and distinction of soups and esparregado. To assess whether they are fit for consumption, the existence of very small “hairs” that sprout on the stem must be observed.

Since 2007, the most important gastronomic event has been the “As Ervas da Baronia” Gastronomic Cycle, offering dishes based on Asparagus, Catacuz and Carrasquinhas (1st week), purslane (2nd week) and pennyroyals, coriander and mints (3rd week) , takes place in February, June and October.

Restaurants

  • . Dogfish Açorda, migas, lamb stew, purslane soup, beans with catacouses, carrasquinhas. 

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Economic

Medium

  • (Alvito Castle), ☎351 284 480 700, fax: 351 284 485 383, email: . The structure and plan of the Castle respond to the double function that was destined to it: Fortification and residence. Based on the recovery, Pousada de Alvito was born, which pays homage to the culture of the region, both for the environment it provides to its customers, and for the line of traditional offerings of regional dishes and wines it presents. Highlight for the garden, with watering at the clue in surface carving, designed in the rigor of what were the agricultural spaces and the fruition of medieval castles. The Keep, with a square plan, is a little later than the rest of the complex, having been built from 1523 to 1528, when King João III, “O piedoso”, reigned. The castle's first church was built in the first half of the 16th century, shortly before the Baron, in 1548, obtained a license from the Archbishopric of Évora to celebrate mass. The confraternity of Espirito Santo da Matriz was transferred to this church, being obliged to have a wooden or stone altar. Access to the garden, tower and chapel reserved for guests only. 

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