Estremoz, Portugal
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as a center for pottery, wood carving and leatherwork, although agriculture continues to be the main occupation.

Townscape

The older part of Estremoz is the upper town, with its picturesque narrow lanes clustered on the hill around the castle. The lower town, which goes back to the 16th C., is centerd on the "Rossio", the Praça do Marquês de Pombal, the enormous square where the principal weekly market is held on Saturdays, although there are usually a few stalls here throughout the week, selling the characteristic red Estremoz pottery.