Historic Landmarks in Alcacer do Sal

The riverside and old town, the castle, the archaeological crypt, the Senhor dos Mártires church and the Sado estuary reserve.

Alcácer do Sal Castle

A great Moorish castle on the hill above the Sado, with walls of rammed earth and a convent now turned pousada.

Archaeological crypt

A museum beneath the castle showing 3,000 years of settlement, from the Iron Age to the Moorish town.

Senhor dos Mártires church

A Gothic church of the Order of Santiago on the edge of town, with medieval chapels and tombs of its knights.

Sado Estuary Nature Reserve

Salt marshes, rice fields and channels where flamingos, storks and a resident group of dolphins live.