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Moura

District of Beja

demonym: mourense

A castle, a Carmelite convent and five parishes on the left bank of the Guadiana.

4 festivals recorded in this municipality

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festivals in this municipality4

Festival of Saint Martinhappening now 14 – 15 Nov 2026 Póvoa de São Miguel
Festival in Honour of Saint Amador 30 Jul – 3 Aug 2026 União das freguesias de Moura (Santo Agostinho e São João Baptista) e Santo Amador
Festivities of Saint Anthony 30 Apr – 3 May 2026 Santo Aleixo da Restauração
Festivities in Honour of Saint Sebastian 16 – 18 Jan 2026 Safara

parishes4

what to see

The Castle of Moura
The Convento do Carmo, considered the first Carmelite convent on the Iberian Peninsula
The Mother Church of São João Batista, a national monument

about the place

Moura is in the District of Beja, in the Baixo Alentejo, and covers 958.46 km² with 13,259 inhabitants (2021 census), spread across five parishes. It received a royal charter from King Dinis in 1295, renewed by King Manuel in 1512. Its natives are called mourenses, and popularly caleiros.