Arraiolos - municipality and town of Portugal

Arraiolos is a town in Alto Alentejo, Portugal.

Understand

Arraiolos (/ɐʁɐˈjɔluʃ/, uh-rruh-yaw-loosh) is known for its castle and its embroidered woollen carpets and rugs.

The town has about 3,400 people (2011) and the entire municipality has over 7,300 residents.

Visitor information

• Município de Arraiolos, Praça do Município 27, 38.7254°, -7.9849°, +351 266 490 240. 2021-06-15

Get in

The nearest motorway is the A6 (Autoestrada Marateca–Caia).

Bus service is provided by Rede Expressos and Rodoviária do Alentejo.

Get around

See

• Castelo de Arraiolos (Paço dos Alcaides, Arraiolos Castle), 38.7256°, -7.9875°. This gothic national monument was built in the early 1300s. 2021-06-15

Do

Buy

Eat

• República do Petisco, Praça da República 6, 38.7236°, -7.9845°, +351 266 429 044. Daily 11:30–23:00. Serving Alentejan petiscos (Portuguese small dishes). Mid-range 2021-06-15
• Restaurante A Moagem, Rua da Fábrica 2, 38.7222°, -7.9845°, +351 266 499 646. M W–Sa 12:00–15:00 & 19:00–22:00, Su 12:00–15:00, closed Tu. Home-style Portuguese cooking. Mid-range 2021-06-15

Drink

Sleep

• Pousada Convento Arraiolos, Nossa Sra. da Assunção, Arraiolos, 38.732°, -7.9887°, +351 266 419 340, recepcao.assuncao@pousadas.pt. Check-in: 16:00, check-out: 11:00. The Pousada de Arraiolos, Nossa Sra. Assunção, is an example of perfect harmony between the traditional and modern concepts of Portuguese architecture, adapting the austerity of a 16th-century convent to today's standards of comfort and well-being. €79-144
• Casa do Plátano, Praça da República 18, 38.7238°, -7.984°, +351 930 511 216, casaplatano.arraiolos@gmail.com. Check-in: 15:00–21:30, check-out: 08:00–12:00. Three-star, 9-room hotel with swimming pool. €54-72 2021-06-15

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