Moorish Quarter and Arab Museum

Moorish Quarter and Arab Museum
Integrated in the town´s historical center, Mouraria is one of the biggest and best preserved of Southern Portugal, a live witness of the Muslim rule over the region before the Christian reconquest.

The quarter is formed by three streets and an alley, where the whitewashed houses gleam and the Arab characteristics are extremely marked.

It is here that the Museu Árabe stands, installed in a house where a well from the same period and in excellent condition was found, and where a collection of ceramics and tombstones that illustrate the Arab habits and culture can be admired.