{"id":58112,"date":"2026-10-12T21:03:09","date_gmt":"2026-10-12T21:03:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/realdreams.pt\/?post_type=to-visit&#038;p=58112"},"modified":"2026-10-12T21:03:09","modified_gmt":"2026-10-12T21:03:09","slug":"nucleo-de-arte-islamica-do-museu-de-mertola","status":"publish","type":"to-visit","link":"https:\/\/realdreams.pt\/it\/attractions-to-visit\/regions-of-portugal\/alentejo-region\/nucleo-de-arte-islamica-do-museu-de-mertola\/","title":{"rendered":"N\u00facleo de Arte Isl\u00e2mica del Museu de M\u00e9rtola"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">M\u00e9rtola, on a bend of the River Guadiana, was one of the most important Islamic towns in what is now Portugal. Its museum preserves that heritage, and the N\u00facleo de Arte Isl\u00e2mica brings together ceramics, epigraphy and objects that illuminate daily life in the town during the Islamic period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">An Islamic town on the Guadiana<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The museum of M\u00e9rtola was created in the 1980s around the archaeological work carried out in the town, and is organised in several nuclei across the historic centre. The Islamic art collection is one of its most important holdings, reflecting the town&#8217;s role as a river port and trading centre in the Islamic period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Cosa vedere<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Islamic ceramics and household objects.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Epigraphy and architectural fragments from the town&#8217;s Islamic past.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The wider museum circuit, including the old mosque that became the parish church.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The historic centre of M\u00e9rtola, with its castle and riverside setting.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Visitare il museo<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The museum nuclei are in the historic centre of M\u00e9rtola. Opening hours are published on the official website, so check before your visit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Informazioni per i visitatori: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.museudemertola.pt\/\" rel=\"noopener\">museudemertola.pt<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Image credit: Islamic art collection, Museu de M\u00e9rtola, by Miguel Vieira, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Una collezione di arte islamica a M\u00e9rtola, una citt\u00e0 sul Guadiana con un profondo passato islamico.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":58107,"parent":12236,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1074],"tags":[560],"attraction-categ":[1058],"localidade":[1551],"content-type":[],"grupo-de-experiencias":[],"experiencia-tipo":[],"regioes_turisticas_term":[196],"class_list":["post-58112","to-visit","type-to-visit","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-city","tag-museum","attraction-categ-museums-art-galleries","localidade-mertola","regioes_turisticas_term-alentejo"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.8 (Yoast SEO v28.7) - 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