Apartment T2

Initially called Santo António de Arenilha, Vila Real de Santo António was conquered from the Moors in 1242, being elevated to county seat in 1283. Traditionally a medieval fishing village, it was intended to defend the entrance of the Guadiana River and was the starting point of the Portuguese territory to Spain. In 1774, the Marquis of Pombal erects the city in the manner in which we know it today, imprinting his model in the architecture of the town, characterized by parallel streets and buildings outlined.