Palmela
Inside the walled area of the castle of Palmela, donated by D. Sancho I in the 12th Century to the Military Order of Santiago, were carried out major works in the 15th Century, particularly in the western sector, where a church was built and the convent of Santiago was born. Here it would be installed […]
The Palmela Castle is located in the village, parish and county of the same name, district of Setúbal, Portugal. In Setúbal Peninsula, in the foothills east of the Arrábida mountains, is situated between the estuaries of the River Tagus and Sado river, near the mouth of the latter. Is part of the so-called Riviera, in […]
Palmela is a Portuguese town in the district of Setúbal, Lisbon region and sub-region of the Setúbal peninsula, with about 19 500 inhabitants.1 Its maximum altitude is 378 m, measured on the hill where the Castle is. The presence of man in what is now occupied by the city of Palmela dates back to the […]
