Redondo

Redondo, in the Alentejo Central, is a town of white houses at the foot of the Serra de Ossa — the land of pottery and wine of the interior. Its old streets climb gently to the castle, its workshops keep one of the oldest pottery traditions of the Alentejo, and around the town the fields and the mountains of Ossa shape a landscape of vineyards and olive groves.

The town

Redondo grew around its castle, on the road between Évora and the Guadiana, and its people have worked the clay of the Serra de Ossa for generations — the town is famous for its pottery, shown in the shops and workshops of the old centre. The church, the pillory and the gates of the old walls keep the memory of the medieval town, while the vineyards of the plain have made Redondo one of the wine towns of the Alentejo.

What to see

• The castle and the historic centre of the town.
• The potteries and shops of the pottery tradition of Redondo.
• The Serra de Ossa around the town, with its paths and viewpoints.
• The vineyards and olive groves of the Alentejo plain.

Visiting

Redondo lies within easy reach of Évora and Vila Viçosa, in the heart of the Alentejo. The town is explored on foot, and the mountains of Ossa by the paths that cross them; the workshops and the programmes of the town follow the official information of the municipality.

Nearby

The city of Évora and the palace town of Vila Viçosa are the great neighbours of Redondo in the Alentejo Central.

Information: cm-redondo.pt.

Image credit: Castle of Redondo, by FenandoLBMaria, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.