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Hexagonal bandstand, good condition. It usually serves as the stage for the Philharmonic Orchestra during the Festa dos Capuchos and other celebrations.

Is privately owned and cannot be visited.

The statue of D. Álvaro de Abranches da Câmara (or Álvaro Coutinho da Câmara), a key figure in the proclamation of King João IV as King of Portugal in 1640, was created in 1888 by the sculptor José Pereira Lima dos Santos for the House of Braganza.

One of the arts that you shouldn't miss when visiting Estremoz is the Production of Clay Figures from Estremoz, which has been part of the National Inventory of Intangible Cultural Heritage since 2014 and has been a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity since 07-12-2017. This city is also home to the Cavalry Regiment No. 3, which, with its soldiers, has brought a lot of activity to a small city in the Alentejo countryside over the years.

At the top of the Serra d’Ossa, at an altitude of 650 metres, stands the Alto de São Gens. Among the ruins of the old chapel dedicated to the saint, memories of an occupation that dates back more than three millennia, to the Bronze and Iron Ages, echo. This archaeological site, shrouded in legend and symbolism, was later associated by the monks of the Congregation of São Paulo with the mythical Mount of Venus, the refuge of Viriato, the legendary Lusitanian leader who, according to tradition, descended from here to confront the Romans.

The monument, which faces the Ducal Palace, stands on a platform of six steps and dominates the otherwise completely empty square. The equestrian statue of King João IV, located in the Praça do Paço Ducal, is a bronze work by the sculptor Francisco Franco (1885-1955). Franco began work on the statue in 1938, building on sketches he had made in Italy in 1925. The statue was completed and erected in 1943.

The Royal Convent of the Wounds of Christ, as it is also known, was built in 1514 by D. Jaime as a pantheon for the Duchesses of Bragança. Today it belongs to the Pousada Convento. The interior of the church, classified as a National Monument since 1944, along with the cloister of the convent, is entirely covered with polychrome tiles dating from 1626. The main altar is rich in gilded carvings and paintings from the 16th century.

partial view of Estremoz castle