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The Barro Museum, The Pottery Museum in Redondo

tourist — Mon, 27 Apr 2015 20:45:00 +0000

The Pottery Museum, located in the former monastery of St. António – St.Anthony, is assumed as one of extreme importance in equipment preservation and revitalization of traditional pottery of Redondo. In the Pottery Museum, visitors can follow the historical course of Redondense pottery as well as enjoy and acquire pieces representative of the various ways of working with clay.

In addition to its museum part, the Pottery Museum will also offer in the short term, an entertaining and educational aspect whose target is to teach young, from one of the most solid traditions Redondo municipality.

Redondo Wine Museum, in Redondo

tourist — Mon, 27 Apr 2015 20:39:56 +0000

The Redondo Wine Museum, open to the public in September 2001, was designed as a starting point for discovering the Alentejo and its winemaking tradition.

The museum’s permanent estate, part agricultural tools, objects, images and text associated with the art of wine making, favoring the ceramic material, characteristic of this production center of ceramic that is included.

All this estate is arranged to reproduce the various stages of the winemaking activity, since the land tillage to the cup. In addition to the permanent estate, this museum can be visited thematic exhibitions and conferences alluding to the theme.

At the site, visitors can see the multimedia kiosk that allows you to get information about the museum, the producing area wineries and various activities related to viticulture.

This space works simultaneously with the tourist office in the region and also has a shop where they can acquired a selection of the best red and white wines, the best vintages of Alentejo Region.

Castle of Redondo

tourist — Mon, 27 Apr 2015 20:35:06 +0000

Redondo has traces of very ancient civilizations, dating from 3500. C., as evidenced, for example, the tapir Vidígueira.

In 1250, received its first charter by King Afonso III, in 1318 this charter was renewed by D. Dinis and in 1516 had new Charter granted by King Manuel I.

With regard to the historical and monumental heritage, there is the Round the Castle (traces), which maintains the primitive walls, the doors of Ravessa and Clock and remains of Alcaidaria, with ogival cracks. The bell tower was built in the reign of King John II.

The Redondo Castle consists of a square huge about 60 m away, in the south door is formed by a Roman round arch.