Visit the Bridge Azinhal - Vila Nova da Baronia

The Bridge Azinhal, although it is also known as "Roman Bridge", is actually a medieval bridge built over a Roman bridge. Situated on the Ribeira de Vila Nova.

It has a board narrow and steep ramps with three round arches, the central largest.
Part of the route stones Route Santa Agueda.

Visit the Chapel of St. Antonio in Vila Nova da Baronia

The Chapel of St. Antonio in Vila Nova da Baronia, is located in the countryside about 1 km from the village. Was founded in the sixteenth century.
There are still traces of frescoes in the eighteenth elevations, chapel and vault (a choir of angels musicians). Under the archway of the patron records - San Antonio.
The state of ruin casual obscures the beauty of the building.

Visit the Chapel of S. Agueda / Chapel of saint - Vila Nova da Baronia

The Chapel of S. Agueda / Chapel of saint neutel is located on the outskirts of Vila Nova da Barony.

Integrated in the Farm Aires has in its turn farmland. Several buildings around the chapel to the north and south in the vicinity is a platform with backrest in wood decorated with paintings representing the latest patron, the venue for the annual festivities.

Of longitudinal, composed of the rectangle and the square of the ship's chapel, which is contigu south square of the vestry, west porch of rectangular and various annexes to the north and south Volumes articulated with different toppings: roofs 1, 2, 3 and 4 on water attachments, nave, chancel and porch respectively dome on the vestry. Main façade marked by large porch, ripped by 3 arches (boarded up the south side), lowered on Tuscan pilasters on each side, covered by a vault of edges, the facade of a blind arc identical to the leaked porch frames the adintelado portal framed. Nave single 2 legs covered with stellate domes, carved with locks, measures based on columns fasciculate. Grid-iron separating the nave of the chapel; triumphal arch in broken arch, the chancel with the same coverage, with the cross of Christ and an eight-pointed star in the locks, anchored in addorsed columns, capitals with vegetal; the altar mor front of seventeenth-century polychrome tiles, Eastern-influenced, featuring foliage and birds, focusing on image Brites; altarpiece in gilt. Vestry summit covered with tubes.
The entire interior, side and vaults are covered by mural in fresco, with multiple layers of intervention, representing scenes from the life of Saint Agatha and Brites, musical angels in the chapel, various saints (Saint Lucia, Saint Catherine of Alexandria , St. Andrew, St. Augustine, St. Paul hermit, Sao Bras, Sao Luis, Santo Amaro, St. Barts, St. Paul, St. Mary Magdalene, St. John the Baptist, St. Rita, St. Francis of Assisi), the Virgin and Child , the Pietà, the Trinity, representing the slaughter of innocents in the nave and side elevation of the gospel in the 1st leg of the nave, representing a giant St. Christopher carrying the Child.
Its construction dates from the early sixteenth century and dedicated to St. Eleuterio, Pope from 174 to 189, named for corruption has become a popular Brites, hagiographic legendary character. In 1570 runs the altarpiece in the XVII century the construction of the porch and in 1755 the construction of the portal, after the earthquake when the chapel was then given the additional name day of Saint Agatha, holy place of great devotion, causing a human implantation in around, leading to the village of São Neutel, that still exists in the houses around the temple. The architecture is religious, popular, Gothic, Mannerist. Center consists of periodic pilgrimages rural chapel of average size, preceded by a large porch with attached buildings where they operated the homes of the pilgrims and the hermit. Inside the vaulted roof of cross vaults measures based on beams and columns in columns addorsed with latches and corbels carved heraldic and vegetal character; porch and portal with mannerist characteristics. Set of murals in the elevations and roof of a regional workshop. The darkness of the interior without any input light is offset by vibrant polychrome frescoes covering the walls and vaults of popular character.


This monument is only open to visitors during the Festival in Honor of Saint Agueda and Neutel, in April.

Visit the Church of Mercy Chapel of Lord of Passos - Vila Nova da Baronia

The Church of Mercy/ Chapel of Our Lord is situated in Vila Nova da Baronia, County of Alvito. The plant lengthwise and spread consists of nave and chancel, closer, which is contigu, on the Epistle side, the Sacristy.

Main façade of a single piece and a doorway of stone wickerwork with a straight right lintel, trim and curved cross in mortar, and topped by gabled door with steel, framed by the pyramidal pinnacles acrotério lateral and central acrotério surmounted by a cross.
South Elevation of four panels delimited by the foothills of the rectangular, topped by pyramidal pinnacles, on the third leg adosso the volume of the side chapel; basement ramp connecting the counters; volume of the chancel of a cloth blind, slightly indented. West Elevation of a cloth, blind, with gabled, addorsed angle in the Southwest. a small rectangular bell ring with a pyramidal crown. South elevation with buildings addorsed. Inside: a single nave, covered by vaulted ceiling tearing of cornice, with four legs defined by diaphragm arches-starters cantilevers at the cornice.
The set is decorated with mural painting with broad composition of lobes, foliage and twelve medallions hagiographic, with representation from San Antonio, a Holy Father, St. Dominic, St. Benedict, St. Louis and a holy Ermita, oval table in the master with the bow date 1631, the elevations are distributed superior paintings portraying some corporal works of mercy: to feed the hungry, give drink to the thirsty (a joint composition) give lodging to pilgrims and the poor, rescue the captives, bury the dead and heal the sick.
Windscreen, with laver of holy water at the entrance, on the Epistle side, and a side chapel on the third leg on each side, with round arch built on pillars and glazed dressing.
The triumphal arch is a perfect turn based on three pillars and steps; chapel coverage with vaulted ceiling, pulling the cornice, also decorated with pictorial composition, with emphasis on the floats to the Passion of Christ, while remaining in prospectuses side depictions of "Last Supper" (Gospel side) and the Congregation of the Apostles (on the Epistle side), with Mr Dead altar under consideration, altar and shrine of gilt and polychrome, with panel painting in oil on wood, representing the "Visitation", the wall of the Gospel side, access door to the sacristy and window. Religious Architecture, Baroque. The building is distinguished by high quality and profusion of wall paintings that decorate the walls and vaults, that are attributed to Jose Escobar.

The Chapel now serves as the mortuary chapel of the Villa.

Visit Church of our Lady of the Assumption - Vila Nova Baronia

Located in the Town of Vila Nova da Baronia, County of Alvito, built in the sixteenth century, this church is an example of Mannerist architecture level. The size reflects the importance of the village and its interior witness the wealth with the various altars and gilded, the Mannerist painting of altarpieces and ceiling tiles.

Of square plan, has a unique vaulted ceiling. From either side, two towers topped by turrets shaped pyramid. In the chapel, can be enjoyed valuable tiles of the eighteenth century.

Visit the Chapel and Santa Luzia Viewpoint - Alvito

Located east of the village of Alvito is the Chapel of the XVI century, consisting of a temple of Nortex.

It originated in the use of an old Morabitino, having been converted in the sixteenth century. It has paintings of exceptional quality and perfect fitting space.
Was classified as a public interest in 1963. But the lack of interest meant that the paintings are in an advanced degree of deterioration that is regrettable.

Visit the Convent of Our Lady of Martyrs - Alvito

The Convent of Our Lady of Martyrs was founded in the first half of the sixteenth century by D. Rodrigo Lobo, took the current name because it was built near the Chapel of St. Mary of the Martyrs. There had been installed the religious of the Franciscan Order and therefore is also known as the Convent of San Francisco. It is one of the most beautiful buildings of the sixteenth century Council of Alvito. It is an unfortunate state of degradation that is.

It is situated 2 km from the village.

Visit the Manueline the county of Alvito - route Manueline

This is one of the portals that make up the itinerary of the county Manueline Alvito. Distinguishes itself by integrating a manor house in the sixteenth century manor house boasts a gorgeous window Mannerist. This portal adintelado, boasts two canopies and bows on each corner has a frown. Marking the meeting of two arcs is a mask.

Visit the clock tower and town hall

Housing is currently the administrative offices of the City Council of Alvito the clock tower date of the first half of the sixteenth century, in the seventeenth century the Town of the county moved into the current space and thus increased the building around the tower early.

To Visit Church of Mercy of Alvito

The Church of Mercy of Alvito is an architectural building that makes up the mercy and the chapel of Nossa Senhora das Candeias. Built in 1520 but which were processed many subsequent amendments. It highlights the tiles covering almost entirely the remit of the Church and the mural in the chapel ousia proto-Baroque style representing the themes of epiphany and the Annunciation.

Was ranked in 1962 as a building of public interest.

To visit Caves of Rossio - Alvito

Caves of Rossio have been carved by man since the thirteenth and fourteenth century, were used to extract mos. Some documents also report that these tunnels will be built to connect the other houses of the lords of the village (Lobos da Silveira).

To Visit the Chapel of St. Sebastian in Alvito

The Chapel of St. Sebastian in Alvito was built in the early sixteenth century, presents an architecture framed in Gothic-Mudejar, characteristic of Gothic style in the Alentejo. It is located on the edge of town since it was built in perspective and the belief that thus protect, by the action of the patron Saint Sebastian, the plague.

This chapel had a mural of the principle of the XVII century, this painting, which covered the entire interior. What now remains, demonstrates how to paint a fresco of this region, using the theme of angels musicians.

To Visit the First Church of Nossa Senhora da Assunção - Alvito

The Church of Alvito - devoted to Nossa Senhora da Assunção and located in the Alentejo town of Beja - Manueline is a temple of great aesthetic beauty, built in the twelfth and fourteenth century and almost totally rebuilt in the XVI century.
Enhanced by foothills on the flanks, its façade is marked by powerful and solid granite giants of three floors and torn by gargoyles. These opens the portal Mannerist, consisting of round arch with columns pinnacles and crowned above by a triangular pediment, on which has the huge picture window of the choir, ending with gabled.
The various volumes outside the temple are marked by buttresses side with gargoyles, among which are open the windows of the temple. The ship axial is higher, supported by arches, botantes discharging the burden on the masses of the foothills. The capstone of the temple, and the highest axial nave, are covered by battlements beveled and framed, in some cases intervals of slender pinnacles. The stately bell tower rises above the threshold, with the capstone marked by pinnacles and coverage held by a spire.
The body of the church is divided into three naves, the central higher and wider, divided into four legs and developed transept, the latter marked by broken arch - as the side chapels (funerary chapel housing the tombs of the Lords of Alvito) and the triumphal arch - while the remaining would bear the full show. Maintain coverage of ogival arches cross, bearing the keys to the vaults of the center the Cross of Christ and other symbols. At the back of the church, on broad arches, is the choir loft.
In the nave is an elegant marble pulpit, classic lines and stanchions. On the walls of the aisles are several altars and gilded baroque, exposing several images of saints. This exuberant decoration fits with the coating, the half time, rugs tile standard of the seventeenth century (c. 1647) and the upper panels with the figuration of saints.
The chapel is covered by a vaulted ceiling with coffered, painted with seventeenth-century ornaments. It has mosaic tiles covering the walls, while the front of the altar is painted with a fresh composition - in which there is Pieta surrounded by angels, S. John and the Holy Women. The altarpiece start of a structure in marble and is a work in gilded Baroque Nacional. On the throne is the patron installment of this temple.
The Church of Alvito was classified as a National Monument (NM) in 1939.

To Visit Castle of the Alvito

The Castle of the Alvito located in Alvito, District of Beja, dominates a rise in plains the northeast of the city of Beja. This monument with military function and of residence took the one that also is classified as paço strenghtened.

In 1475, D. Afonso V granted the heading of baron of Alvito João Fernandes da Silveira, few years later the sovereign granted the right from there to construct to a castle, granting to it the landlord to it of the village and the neighboring towns. The Castle will have started to be constructed in 1494 and had finished in 1504, ten years later.
After terramoto of 1755 that damages caused it, D. Barbarous Maria of Menezes promoted work to it of recovery in 1777. During the Liberal wars, the castle was damaged in 1834, having received workmanships of recovery to the level from estuque and painting.
In century XX, the castle was classified as National Monument for Decree of 16 of June of 1910. After the implantation of the Republic, Former-sovereign D. Manuel II, integrated the castle to the património of the House of Bragança, in 1915, in which she is understood until today. From 1941 it took consolidation workmanships, with reconstruction of ameias and rebocos, the repairing of the roofs and demolition of masonry walls.
After the revolution of the Cravos of 25 of April of 1974, the dependences of the castle had been busy for the Commission of Inhabitants of Alvito, that promoted workmanships of adaptation in the first one and according to floor.
In 1980 and 1981, it suffers new workmanships from cloth repairing of the wall, of the rebocos, coverings, doors.
Since 1993 the requalificado castle started to be one of the establishments of the Inns of Portugal - Put of the castle of the Alvito.
Characteristics
the Castle is a mixing building of military architecture and apalaçada residence, where if they identify Islamic influences, Góticas and manuelinas.
Of plant to rectangular, with 4 ameados cylindrical torreões in the vertices, the sides define an interior patio where if it raises, the northwest, the Tower of House arrest under bail, adossada to the cloth of the wall. The high one of the walls is covered by one adarve constituted by railing alteado with merlões where if they tear the seteiras. The façades Southeastern and southwestern, in masonry, are characterized as of a palace; north-east and the northwest as walls joining the towers. The manuelinas and Islamic characteristics are identified by some windows in horseshoe, maineladas arc of, enrolled in conupial arc, with aduelas in brick, and for the naturalistic decoration of the capitéis.
Characteristics
the Castle is a mixing building of military architecture and apalaçada residence, where if they identify Islamic influences, Góticas and manuelinas.
Of plant to rectangular, with 4 ameados cylindrical torreões in the vertices, the sides define an interior patio where if it raises, the northwest, the Tower of House arrest under bail, adossada to the cloth of the wall. The high one of the walls is covered by one adarve constituted by railing alteado with merlões where if they tear the seteiras. The façades Southeastern and southwestern, in masonry, are characterized as of a palace; north-east and the northwest as walls joining the towers. The manuelinas and Islamic characteristics are identified by some windows in horseshoe, maineladas arc of, enrolled in conupial arc, with aduelas in brick, and for the naturalistic decoration of the capitéis.

To Visit Alvito

Alvito is a Village of the District of Beja, Region of the Alentejo. With an area of 260 Km2 and 2708 people (2004), constituted of two clienteles:
Alvito with an area of 136 km2 and 1630 people
Vila Nova de Baronia with 124 km2 and 1328 people, long ago with the name of Vila Nova Alvito and that it was headquarters of Concelho up to 1836.
The Climate of this zone is Mediterranean expressing itself low and concentrated precipitations in the Winter, high average temperature, with raised thermal amplitude, moistness relatively low and insolation and radiations raised in the summer.
Historical summary of the Alvito
T Humanhe presence being in concelho retraces to the neolithic period, existing vestiges that assure the presence of the man during the Age of Cobre, Bronze and the Iron.
“The intense occupation taken the handle for the Romans became to at the beginning feel soon of Century I, subsistindo still some certifications of this presence, of that they are example villae of S. Romão, of S. Francisco and Malk Abrão.
Also the old Visigodos and mulçumanos had occupied this villae, giving to continuity to the occupation Roman.
Conquered for the Portuguese in 1234, in 1251 the population is donated the D. Estêvão Anes, Chancellor of the kingdom, for D. Alfonso III and for the Eyelashes of Évora. From this date, over all through the share of the Chancellor, it is proceeded its repovoamento, having passed Alvito to be a population with considerable dimensions for the time.
In 1279 D dies. Estêvão Anes, being the village in will for the Order of the Santíssima Trindade, which grants charter letter to it, identical to the one of Santarém, the 1 of August of 1280. Such charter one would come to be confirmed by D. Dinis in 1283. In 1387, D. João I donates to Alvito the D. Diogo Lobo, in exchange for the good services given in the battle of Aljubarrota (1385) and in the conquest of Évora to the Spaniard (1387), being on village to the history of this family throughout all the period that lasted the monarchic regimen.
The 24 of April of 1475, D. Alfonso V grants to the Dr. João Fernandes of the Silveira, husband of D. Maria de Sousa Lobo, the heading of Baron, passing Alvito to be the “head” of the first barony instituted in Portugal. At this time already the population enjoyed of an accented growth, fruit of the favorable conjuncture where the kingdom if found and that it all allowed a strong population growth in the Country.
At the time of transistion of the Séc. XVIII for the Séc. XIX, the growth and prosperity of Alvito estagnam, starting its decline from middle of the Séc. XX, over all during the decades of 60 and 80.
Although this, this locality still patents the wealth of long ago, disclosed through the beauty of its monuments and the grandiosidade of its history.
Alvito is therefore, one concelho where ruralidade and monumentabilidade if find to draw the ways of the future. “source City council of the Alvito
To visit
Diverse points of interest in this concelho with prominence for,
In Alvito:
Castle of Alvito
First church of Nossa Senhora da Assunção
Chapel of S. Sebastian
Caves of Rossio
Church of Mercy of Alvito
Tower of the clock
Manuelinos vestibules (Itinerary manueline of the Alvito)
Convent of our lady martyrs
Chapel/ Viewpoint of Santa Luzia
Chapel off Nossa Senhora das Candeias

In Vila Nova da Baronia
First church of Our Lady of assumption
Chapel of Lord of Passos/Church of Mercy
Chapel of S. Agueda/ São Neutel
Chapel of Santo António
Bridge of Azinhal

Fairs, Parties of the Concelho of the Alvito
In Alvito:
Fair Dos Santos (Fair of the Dry Fruits) - 1 of November
Party of of Nossa Senhora da Assunção (Parties of the Village) - They are become fullfilled in August.
Procession Mr. Morto - Friday Procissão
Saint Mr. of the Steps - 2ª or 3ª previous Week to Passover
Party of the Baron - Final of June - biennial

In Vila Nova da baronia:
Fair of New Village - As weekend of July
Pilgrimage of Águeda Saint - Sunday of Pascoela
Parties of Saint Maria - Every year in August in changeable date.

Where to Stay:
Horta do Padre
Hospedaria A Varanda
Hospedaria Dália
Hospedaria da lameira
Markádia
Pousada do Castelo do Alvito
Quinta dos Prazeres - Clube de Caça do Alvito
Monte da Moirana

Where To eat
in Vila Nova da Baronia
"Avenida" - Churrasqueira
"Bica Nova"
"O Camões"
O Casão"

In Alvito
"A Varanda"
Restaurant "A Markádia"
"O Américo"
"O Burro da Zorra"
"O Feio"
"O Fernando"
Café-Restaurant "O Francês"
"Pousada do castelo de Alvito"