The Church of São João Batista, in the city centre, a landmark of local religious heritage
The Manueline Crucifix, a stone testament to sixteenth-century Portuguese art
The Chapel of Senhor dos Passos, a place of devotion rooted in the popular tradition of the municipality
The Roman Bridge of Muge, a vestige of the Roman presence in the region
The River Beach of Valada, on the banks of the Tejo, with the Mother Church of Nossa Senhora da Conceição in the nearby village
about the place
Cartaxo is located in the Ribatejo, on the right bank of the Tejo river, on a fertile plain shaped by the river over centuries. Its municipal history has a precise root: on 21 March 1312, King D. Dinis granted it a royal charter, consolidating the importance of a territory already crossed by a Roman road and by the river traffic of the Tejo. Administrative independence was reconfirmed by D. João VI in 1815, and in 1995 Cartaxo was raised to city status. Viticulture has defined the municipality for a long time, earning it the title of Wine Capital of the Tejo Region.
