The excursion was a day nice living for all. Travel convenient and close, as well as attractive and rich, served to remind us and acquire our land and the line, so tied to Extremadura.
demand it changed the order of the tour. So first we were in Valencia de Alcántara, beginning with the Church of the Incarnation, next to City Hall.
also contemplate the beautiful church of Rocamador Sixteenth century, declared national historical-artistic monument, which has a Baroque altarpiece Churriguera and a table of Luis de Morales. This church was built on another Romanesque, which hosted the wedding of a daughter of Ferdinand and Isabella to King Manuel of Portugal, which attended the queen.
We were impressed by the Jewish-Gothic Quarter muy extenso con gran numero de casas de distintas dimensiones, según la riqueza del dueño; muchas de ellas con portales ojivales y algunas con blasones en piedra, lugar que conserva también la sinagoga. Este barrio ha sido declarado conjunto histórico-artístico. Estuvimos en el Centro de Interpretación y el museo municipal, terminando nuestra visita en la hermosa Plaza de Gregorio Bravo, con una bella fuente de marmol de Carrrara, procedente de restos romanos. Alli y a la sombra de unos frondosos tilos descansamos para continuar viaje hacia Portugal.
Barrio judeo-gótico
First we were in the parish of Santo Antonio das Areias, where we take a typical food of the Alentejo region. Later began the way to visit Marvao. This Portuguese villa is over 800 meters, was founded, it seems for the Arabs and their name derives from Marwan, name the leader of a separatist movement contrary to the emir of Cordoba in the ninth century. At the entrance stands a defensive wall with bastions, battlements and watchtowers. After the front door, you see a town of white buildings with Manueline windows, wrought iron balconies and fireplaces Alentejo and winding cobbled streets, leading to the fortress, located higher in place. In this way we find the Church of Santa Maria and is currently housed the Municipal Museum.
The castle, surrounded by walls, is one of the most important defense sites south of the Tagus, to protect against attacks Castellanos. This area looking to Spain has three campuses that hindered the enemy attacks. It has a keep that was damaged during the earthquake of Lisbon and the interior is a cistern for water supply. This castle has been declared a national monument.
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