Juromenha

Juromenha fulfils the honourable position of sentinel over the River Guadiana, which runs at its feet. It was retaken from the Moors by Giraldo sem Pavor in 1167, in the service of D. Afonso Henriques. It then came under the authority of the Order of Aviz, bestowed on the order by King Sancho I. It was granted a royal charter on 15 September 1512 by D. Manuel I. Several important episodes took place in Juromenha during the Restoration War (17^th century) and the Peninsular War (19^th century).  It was part of the diocese of Elvas until 1882, when the diocese ceased to exist. Its foundation and origins have become lost among a series of legends and traditions which go back to the Roman period. It is said that it was Julius Caesar, in 44 BC, who built its great wall and gave it the name of Julimoenia or Jurismoenia.
Legend has it that a rich Goth wanted to have love affairs but that his sister, Mégnia ou Menha, disapproved of this. Therefore, he resolved to keep her a prisoner in the castle, in order to convince her to change her mind. The young damsel kept refusing, saying: ("Jura Manha que não...") "Manha swears she will not..."One of the castle towers still bears the name of Manha today, since it is believed that it was here that she was imprisoned.


HOW TO GET TO JUROMENHA

DISTANCES

Juromenha - Alandroal: 16 Km
Juromenha - Elvas: 18 Km
Juromenha - Évora: 103 Km


USEFUL CONTACTS

Junta de Freguesia (parish office) of Juromenha
Rua de Santo António
7250-242 Juromenha
T. +351 268 969 002

Câmara Municipal (municipal authority) of Alandroal
Praça da República
7250-116 Alandroal
T. +351 268 440 040
Fax +351 268 440 041
www.cm-alandroal.pt | cm-alandroal@mail.telepac.pt

Medical Centre of Juromenha
T. +351 268 969 043
csalandroal@srevora.min-saude.pt

Farmácia "Alandroanense" (chemist's) in Alandroal
Praça da República, 15
T. +351 268 449 157

Taxis
T. +351 265 622 973 (Táxis Senhor Mártires - Unipessoal Lda)