The Alentejo - Portugal - page 520

3 Museu do Relógio B2

4 Museu Etnográfico D2

5 Palácio dos Condes de Ficalho A1

Sleeping

6 Casa de Hóspedes Vírginia C4

7 Casa de Serpa D4

8 Residencial Beatriz D3

Eating

9 Molhó Bico C3

10 Restaurante O Alentejano B2

Shopping

11 Casa de Artesenato B2

12 Dom Luis B2

Sights

Castelo
At the time of research, the castle was closed for works (due to reopen 2014). It
has long views from the battlements: flat plains, the aqueduct, town walls, rooftops and
orange trees, and the slow life of Serpa residents.

CASTLE

AQUEDUCT

Town Walls & Aqueduto
Walls still stand around most of the inner town. Along the west side (follow Rua dos Ar-
cos) run the impressive remains of an 11th-century aqueduct . At the southern end is a huge
17th-century wheel pump (aka noria ), once used for pumping water along the aqueduct to
the nearby Palácio dos Condes de Ficalho OFFLINE MAP GOOGLE MAP (still used by the de Ficalho
family as a holiday home).

Museu Etnográfico
OFFLINE MAP GOOGLE MAP

MUSEUM