Archaeological Circuit of Castro da Cola, Ourique
Alcaria 1A e 1B
37º34'23.10"N / 8º16'46.43"O
Free access
Reception and Interpretation Centre
Visits to this centre are free.
It closes on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, January 1, Easter Sunday, and December 25.
Summer (May 1 to September 15) – 9.30 a.m.-12.30 p.m. / 3 p.m.-6.30 p.m.
Winter (September 16 to April 30) – 9.30 a.m.-12.30 p.m. / 2 p.m. -5.30 p.m.
About
Alcaria 1A and 1B
The archaeological site of Alcaria, chronologically placed in the Bronze Age (2nd millennium B.C.), is composed of two zones (A and B), very close to each other. The first area (A) corresponds to a necropolis, built around a large individual funerary monument with a circular plan, 6 meters wide. Over the years, other monuments of the same type, but smaller, were built leaning on the main one.
Area B is a schist building with a rectangular plan; it is poorly preserved, hindering its correct functional classification. It can be a remain from a settlement because habitation areas could be very close to the necropolises in the First Southwestern Bronze Age or a place of worship related to the funerary practices of the neighbouring Alcaria 1A necropolis.
Plan: courtesy of DRCAlentejo
Access
Prepare your visit
The archaeological circuit has a Reception and Interpretation Centre near the Church of Nossa Senhora da Cola. It can be visited by people with reduced mobility (wheelchairs, baby strollers).
For more information, contact
colaassociacao@gmail.com / cacmb.ourique@gmail.com
Jorge Silva – 963090894
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Bibliography & useful links
BEIRÃO, Caetano de Mello; CORREIA, Virgílio Hipólito (1994). Novos dados arqueológicos sobre a área de Fernão Vaz. In MANGAS, Julio; ALVAR, Jaime (eds.), Homenaje a José Maria Blázquez, vol. 1, Ediciones Clásicas, Madrid, pp. 285-302. Disponível em: Consultar Artigo Completo → [Consultado a 23/05/2023].
CORREIA, Susana; ALFENIM, Rafael (2001). Circuito Arqueológico da Cola. In Património / Estudos, n.º 1, Instituto Português do Património Arquitetónico, Lisboa, pp. 54-55.
CORREIA, Virgílio Hipólito; PARREIRA, Rui (2002). Roteiros da Arqueologia Portuguesa, 8 – Cola. Circuito Arqueológico. Instituto Português do Património Arquitectónico (IPPAR), Lisboa, pp. 30-33.
LAGO, Miguel (1995). Alcaria, um complexo tipo Atalaia. In AA. VV., A Idade do Bronze em Portugal. Discursos de poder, Museu Nacional de Arqueologia, Lisboa, p. 79. Disponível em: Consultar Artigo Completo → [Consultado em 30/05/2023].
RAPOSO, Jorge (2001). Sítios arqueológicos visitáveis em Portugal. In Almadan. 2ª série: 10, Almada, pp. 100-157. Disponível em: Consultar Artigo Completo → [Consultado a 22 de março de 2023].
VILHENA, J. (2006). O Sentido da Permanência. As Envolventes do Castro da Cola nos 2º e 1º Milénios a.C.. Tese de Mestrado apresentada à Faculdade de Letras da Universidade de Lisboa.
https://arqueologia.patrimoniocultural.pt/index.php?sid=sitios&subsid=54822
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https://www.patrimoniocultural.gov.pt/pt/patrimonio/itinerarios/alentejo-algarve/02/
http://www.cm-ourique.pt/pt/menu/322/circuito-arqueologico-da-cola.aspx