True Alentejo
Famous by their special tapestry, Arraiolos is a small city where I passed a dozen times without stopping.
This time I took a day to GO THERE, and visit the place.
It was embellished to the event “Tapetes na rua” (tapestry in the streets), but the true image of Alentejo was honestly present everywhere. It was a nice day, that I will describe in this page (Under construction)
Misericórdia church
In the centre of town, this small church is a mandatory visit – its rich interior joins to the gilded altar and the rich tiles from the 18th century that cover the walls, a ceiling that reminds the image of the tapestries that are the city’s ex-libris.
The pillory
The pillory, common detail in most Portuguese villages in the middle ages, is interesting, with its twisted shape, and conserving the four arms in iron. It is located in the central square.
The castle
Interpretation center
City hall
The court
The centre of town
Band stand
Main church
“Fonte da pedra” (Stone fountain)
São Francisco church
“Passos da Paixão” chapel
Nossa Senhora do Castelo church
Clock tower
Nossa Senhora das Dores church
Monument to the “tapeteira” (carpet worker)
