Serpa

Serpa

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Serpa

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Location: Serpa (Santa Maria), Beja, Portugal

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September 28, 2024

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Magnificent historical center.

The Serpa Aqueduct is an unusual work of Portuguese engineering due to its private nature. It was built at the end of the 17th century to serve the Solar dos Condes de Ficalho, located on one of the sections of the Serpa city walls.

The most interesting part of the structure is located next to the Beja Gate, where the aqueduct is supported by arches built on the wall. At the end of the aqueduct, there is a Moorish waterwheel, leaning against the wall and serving as a buttress for the aqueduct itself.

(Source: roteirodoalqueva.com)

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Yulman

September 10, 2025

The Serpa Aqueduct is a well-preserved gem that speaks to the strategic importance of this town and its role throughout history.
If you're passing through here, I recommend paying it a visit.

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Pacmen64 🇵🇹

January 18, 2025

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In 1281, when Serpa and all the lands on the Left Bank of the Guadiana were still under Castilian rule, Alfonso X established the demarcation of the municipality, so that it could be better populated, and granted it its first charter, that of Seville. After a century of military and diplomatic adventures, with the Christian Reconquest of the Alentejo, Serpa received a new charter from King Dinis in 1295.

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