Estremoz is the “white city” of the Alentejo. It can be recognized from afar by its white houses, spread out along a hill, surrounded by old walls and protected, in times gone by, by the imposing Torre de Menagem. The people of Estremoz are friendly and hospitable, like all the people of the Alentejo.
The epithet of “white city” is due, in addition to the color of the houses, to the deposits of white marble, the famous “Estremoz Marble”, which made the city internationally famous. The extraction of this raw material in the Alentejo makes Portugal the second largest exporter in the world, with Estremoz contributing around 90% of the total marble. Consider visiting one of these deposits on a trip to the country.