Palmela Attractions
The little hill town of Palmela, in the Serra de Sao Luís, an eastern outlier of the Serra da Arrábida, has several festivals in September and October. The town owes its name to the Roman praetor of Lusitania province, Aulio Cornelio Palma. In 1995 Volkswagen and Ford opened a joint factory near Palmela to manufacture stretch limousines. At present it employs 3,000 workers.
Townscape
Palmela is a simple hilltown with no particular sights other than its castle. However, a walk round the town should take in the 18th C. church of Sao Pedro on the Largo do Município, below the castle, with fine azulejo pictures of scenes from the life of St Peter. The hall in the 17th C. town hall diagonally opposite is adorned with portraits of Portuguese kings.
Townscape
Palmela is a simple hilltown with no particular sights other than its castle. However, a walk round the town should take in the 18th C. church of Sao Pedro on the Largo do Município, below the castle, with fine azulejo pictures of scenes from the life of St Peter. The hall in the 17th C. town hall diagonally opposite is adorned with portraits of Portuguese kings.
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Castelo
The Castelo of Palmela exchanged hands several times over the course of its history. It also saw several enlargements, most recently in the 18th C.
Festa das Vindimas
Popular festival featuring bullfights and fireworks.
Festa das Vindimas
Rua General Almílcar Mota, nº11
P-2950 Palmela
Portugal
Rua General Almílcar Mota, nº11
P-2950 Palmela
Portugal
Quinta do Anjo
At Quinta do Anjo, 3km/2mi west of Palmela, there are tombs which were carved out of the rock about 5,000 years ago, and which served as burial chambers until the Middle Ages. These are reached by turning left in the center of Quinta do Anjo, coming from Palmela, and turning left again at the end of the houses into a track across the fields.
