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Aljustrel Municipal Museum, Aljustrel
Polynucleated Museum, created in 2002, has 5 nuclei: one in the parish of Ervidel, the Rural Nucleus, and four in Aljustrel: the Nucleus of Moinho do Marralhas; the Algares Compressor Center; the Archaeological Museum Nucleus, which aims to show the evolution of human occupation in the municipality, with an emphasis on mining exploration; and more recently, the Typographer's Museum.
CHARACTERISTICS
LOCATION
Address: Rua S. João de Deus, 19
City: Aljustrel
Postal Code: 7600 - 116
Telephone: 284600070/72
Email: museu@mun-aljustrel.pt
Website: http://www.mun-aljustrel.pt
City: Aljustrel
Postal Code: 7600 - 116
Telephone: 284600070/72
Email: museu@mun-aljustrel.pt
Website: http://www.mun-aljustrel.pt
FUNCTIONING
Weekly Schedule:
tuesday, wednesday, thursday, friday
From 12:30:00 to -.
From 17:30:00 to -.
Weekend and Holidays Schedule:
From 10:00:00 to 12:00:00.
From 14:00:00 to 17:00:00.
Exceptions:
Summer and winter time are the same.
Paid Entry:
1€
Discount Policy:
Individuals aged under 15 or over 60 - Free of charge. Students and Disabled with escort - € 0.50 Schools with advance reservations - Free of charge
tuesday, wednesday, thursday, friday
From 12:30:00 to -.
From 17:30:00 to -.
Weekend and Holidays Schedule:
From 10:00:00 to 12:00:00.
From 14:00:00 to 17:00:00.
Exceptions:
Summer and winter time are the same.
Paid Entry:
1€
Discount Policy:
Individuals aged under 15 or over 60 - Free of charge. Students and Disabled with escort - € 0.50 Schools with advance reservations - Free of charge
ORGANISATION OF THE VISIT
The visit to this Point does not require prior booking and cannot be done individually.
Specific Conditions:
-
Method:
On foot
Difficulty Level:
Low
Group Visits:
Yes
Minimum Number of Person per group:
4
Maximum Number of Person per group:
25
Observations:
With previous schedule.
Guided Tours:
Yes
Observations:
With previous schedule..
Specific Conditions:
-
Method:
On foot
Difficulty Level:
Low
Group Visits:
Yes
Minimum Number of Person per group:
4
Maximum Number of Person per group:
25
Observations:
With previous schedule.
Guided Tours:
Yes
Observations:
With previous schedule..
EXISTING EQUIPMENT
Museums
MUSEUM / INTERPRETATION CENTER
Museum / Interpretation Center History:
Aljustrel has a remarkable archaeological heritage, result of nearly a century of research carried out in several archaeological sites in the county. Aware of this reality the Municipality of Aljustrel opened in May 2002 the main gallery of the Municipal Museum of Aljustrel, dedicated to the archeology and history of the county, after the opening in 2001 of the Ervidel Rural Gallery dedicated to ethnography.
Activity Program:
-
Study and Research Unit:
Avails its collections for studies and participates in archaeological and anthropological research projects connected to mineral and rural subject matters
Audiovisual and Multimedia Resources:
-
Volunteering Programs:
-
Aljustrel has a remarkable archaeological heritage, result of nearly a century of research carried out in several archaeological sites in the county. Aware of this reality the Municipality of Aljustrel opened in May 2002 the main gallery of the Municipal Museum of Aljustrel, dedicated to the archeology and history of the county, after the opening in 2001 of the Ervidel Rural Gallery dedicated to ethnography.
Activity Program:
-
Study and Research Unit:
Avails its collections for studies and participates in archaeological and anthropological research projects connected to mineral and rural subject matters
Audiovisual and Multimedia Resources:
-
Volunteering Programs:
-
EDUCATIONAL SERVICE
Activity Description:
Workshops, school holiday activities, shows.
Target Audience:
Special activities for ages up to 12 years, but also activities for the public in general.
Activity Cost:
0€
Weekly Schedule:
From 00:00:00 to 00:00:00.
From 00:00:00 to 00:00:00.
Weekend and Holidays Schedule:
From 00:00:00 to 00:00:00.
From 00:00:00 to 00:00:00.
Exceptions:
-
Observations:
-
Workshops, school holiday activities, shows.
Target Audience:
Special activities for ages up to 12 years, but also activities for the public in general.
Activity Cost:
0€
Weekly Schedule:
From 00:00:00 to 00:00:00.
From 00:00:00 to 00:00:00.
Weekend and Holidays Schedule:
From 00:00:00 to 00:00:00.
From 00:00:00 to 00:00:00.
Exceptions:
-
Observations:
-
EXTERNAL SUPPORT
Cultural Facilities
http://www.mun-aljustrel.pt
Where to Eat
http://www.turismodoalentejo-ert.pt
Where to Stay
https://www.mun-aljustrel.pt/mapa?subcategorias=445_446_447
Where to Eat
https://www.mun-aljustrel.pt/mapa?subcategorias=_444
http://www.mun-aljustrel.pt
Where to Eat
http://www.turismodoalentejo-ert.pt
Where to Stay
https://www.mun-aljustrel.pt/mapa?subcategorias=445_446_447
Where to Eat
https://www.mun-aljustrel.pt/mapa?subcategorias=_444
TRANSPORT
Type of Transport:
Táxi
Agency Name:
Taxi of Aljustrel
Telephone Number:
284602121
Parking for private vehicles:
Yes
Táxi
Agency Name:
Taxi of Aljustrel
Telephone Number:
284602121
Parking for private vehicles:
Yes
SITES OF TOURISTIC INTEREST
Chapel of Our Lady of the Castle
Classified as a cultural heritage building, this chapel must have been built in the XIV century. It comprises a gallery with porch, chancel, sacristy and the former pilgrims’ house. The porch is in barrel vault, gallery with cross vault on corbels joined by round arches. The walls are coated with XVII century cob type tiles.
gps: 37.88128 -8.16678
distance: 0km
Church of Sao Salvador - Aljustrel Church
Dom Fernão de Mascarenhas, Pryor of the Military Order of Santiago da Espada, ordered their construction in late XV century, and that's hy on the front dooray is a sord, the symbol of the Military Order. It has a single nave, supported by three brick arches. The vault is considered to be the largest in Alentejo, and is set on thick stone alls.
gps: 37.88053 -8.16478
distance: 0km
Ervidel Rural Museum
Rural Ethnography Gallery hich includes a simulation of a Peasant's House, an Apiculture sector and a heat Cycle sector named "From the Grain to the Bread".
gps: 37.96677 -8.0825
distance: 14km
Classified as a cultural heritage building, this chapel must have been built in the XIV century. It comprises a gallery with porch, chancel, sacristy and the former pilgrims’ house. The porch is in barrel vault, gallery with cross vault on corbels joined by round arches. The walls are coated with XVII century cob type tiles.
gps: 37.88128 -8.16678
distance: 0km
Church of Sao Salvador - Aljustrel Church
Dom Fernão de Mascarenhas, Pryor of the Military Order of Santiago da Espada, ordered their construction in late XV century, and that's hy on the front dooray is a sord, the symbol of the Military Order. It has a single nave, supported by three brick arches. The vault is considered to be the largest in Alentejo, and is set on thick stone alls.
gps: 37.88053 -8.16478
distance: 0km
Ervidel Rural Museum
Rural Ethnography Gallery hich includes a simulation of a Peasant's House, an Apiculture sector and a heat Cycle sector named "From the Grain to the Bread".
gps: 37.96677 -8.0825
distance: 14km
ASSOCIATED ROUTES
Iberian Pyrite Belt Route
The Pyrite Route is a thematic route of mining and geological tourism dedicated to the Iberian Pyrite Belt, considered one of the main mining regions of Europe, with more than 90 known massive sulphide deposits, distributed throughout the regions of Alentejo and Andalusia. In addition to the pyrite mines occur in the province hundreds of manganese deposits and veins of copper, lead, barium and antimony.
The Pyrite Route is a thematic route of mining and geological tourism dedicated to the Iberian Pyrite Belt, considered one of the main mining regions of Europe, with more than 90 known massive sulphide deposits, distributed throughout the regions of Alentejo and Andalusia. In addition to the pyrite mines occur in the province hundreds of manganese deposits and veins of copper, lead, barium and antimony.
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