Things to Do in Mértola
Alentejo
Whitewashed Moorish town on the Guadiana river, with one of Portugal's only mosque-churches.
Mértola is a whitewashed town on a river bend in southeast Alentejo. Its parish church was originally a mosque and still keeps the mihrab.
Top things to do
- Igreja Matriz, the converted mosque
- Mértola castle and walls
- Guadiana river walks
- Roman and Islamic museums
- Optional river boat trips