Title

Mertola, Portugal, 2009. Artist: Samuel Magal

Caption

Mertola, Portugal, 2009. The Guadiana River is in the foreground. The village of Mertola is picturesquely set on the slopes above the left bank of the Guadiana. In Roman times the site was occupied by the town of Mirtilis, mentioned by the Alexandrian geographer Ptolemy, which later had to give way to a Moorish stronghold.

Date

1962

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Samuel Magal

Reference

HRM19D77_471

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50,0Mb (1,7Mb) / 17,1in x 11,4in / 5120 x 3413 (300dpi)

Keywords

Europe river building buildings house architecture country Portugal continent geography European color colour village location century photograph Portuguese 21st century 2000s geographical feature TGN photograph Sites & Photos Samuel Magal Guadiana Guadiana River Mertola Beja district Magal Samuel photograph