{"id":27143,"date":"2026-03-07T16:09:59","date_gmt":"2026-03-07T16:09:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/darkskyalqueva.com\/best-tourism-villages-by-un-tourism\/"},"modified":"2026-04-09T11:44:49","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T11:44:49","slug":"best-tourism-villages-by-un-tourism","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/darkskyalqueva.com\/es\/best-tourism-villages-by-un-tourism\/","title":{"rendered":"Dark Sky&#8217;s Best Tourism Villages by UN Tourism"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"27143\" class=\"elementor elementor-27143 elementor-25606\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-237b723 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"237b723\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;grandtour_ext_is_background_parallax&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;grandtour_ext_is_background_backdrop&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;grandtour_ext_is_background_on_scroll&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;grandtour_ext_link_sidemenu&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;grandtour_ext_link_fullmenu&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;grandtour_ext_link_closed_fullmenu&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;grandtour_ext_is_sticky&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;grandtour_ext_is_scrollme&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;grandtour_ext_is_smoove&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;grandtour_ext_is_parallax_mouse&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;grandtour_ext_is_infinite&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;grandtour_ext_is_fadeout_animation&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;grandtour_ext_mobile_static&quot;:&quot;false&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb6094d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"eb6094d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;grandtour_ext_is_background_parallax&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;grandtour_ext_is_background_backdrop&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;grandtour_ext_is_background_on_scroll&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;grandtour_ext_link_sidemenu&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;grandtour_ext_link_fullmenu&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;grandtour_ext_link_closed_fullmenu&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;grandtour_ext_is_sticky&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;grandtour_ext_is_scrollme&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;grandtour_ext_is_smoove&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;grandtour_ext_is_parallax_mouse&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;grandtour_ext_is_infinite&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;grandtour_ext_is_fadeout_animation&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;grandtour_ext_mobile_static&quot;:&quot;false&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6088b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a6088b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;grandtour_ext_link_sidemenu&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;grandtour_ext_link_fullmenu&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;grandtour_ext_link_closed_fullmenu&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;grandtour_ext_is_sticky&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;grandtour_ext_is_scrollme&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;grandtour_ext_is_smoove&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;grandtour_ext_is_parallax_mouse&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;grandtour_ext_is_infinite&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;grandtour_ext_is_fadeout_animation&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;grandtour_ext_mobile_static&quot;:&quot;false&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Dark Sky's Best Tourism Villages by UN Tourism<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-130c76a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"130c76a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;grandtour_ext_is_background_parallax&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;grandtour_ext_is_background_backdrop&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;grandtour_ext_is_background_on_scroll&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;grandtour_ext_link_sidemenu&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;grandtour_ext_link_fullmenu&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;grandtour_ext_link_closed_fullmenu&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;grandtour_ext_is_sticky&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;grandtour_ext_is_scrollme&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;grandtour_ext_is_smoove&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;grandtour_ext_is_parallax_mouse&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;grandtour_ext_is_infinite&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;grandtour_ext_is_fadeout_animation&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;grandtour_ext_mobile_static&quot;:&quot;false&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-909ae4e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"909ae4e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;grandtour_image_is_animation&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;grandtour_ext_link_sidemenu&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;grandtour_ext_link_fullmenu&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;grandtour_ext_link_closed_fullmenu&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;grandtour_ext_is_sticky&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;grandtour_ext_is_scrollme&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;grandtour_ext_is_smoove&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;grandtour_ext_is_parallax_mouse&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;grandtour_ext_is_infinite&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;grandtour_ext_is_fadeout_animation&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;grandtour_ext_mobile_static&quot;:&quot;false&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/darkskyalqueva.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/besttourismvillages-rkqcdobei6do0g9d6gl9r4q7n8wb5l4zpzkw5t175a.png\" title=\"Best Tourism Villages by UN Tourism\" alt=\"Best Tourism Villages by UN Tourism\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2229f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a2229f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;grandtour_ext_link_sidemenu&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;grandtour_ext_link_fullmenu&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;grandtour_ext_link_closed_fullmenu&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;grandtour_ext_is_sticky&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;grandtour_ext_is_scrollme&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;grandtour_ext_is_smoove&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;grandtour_ext_is_parallax_mouse&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;grandtour_ext_is_infinite&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;grandtour_ext_is_fadeout_animation&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;grandtour_ext_mobile_static&quot;:&quot;false&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"color: #fff;\">Comunidades que Preservan el Patrimonio e Inspiran el Futuro del Turismo<\/h3><p>El programa Best Tourism Villages, promovido por UN Tourism, distingue a pueblos rurales de todo el mundo que representan ejemplos notables de turismo sostenible, preservaci\u00f3n cultural y valorizaci\u00f3n del patrimonio local.<\/p><p>Creado para reconocer a las comunidades que utilizan el turismo como motor de desarrollo equilibrado, esta iniciativa internacional destaca localidades capaces de preservar su identidad, proteger su patrimonio natural y cultural y, al mismo tiempo, generar oportunidades econ\u00f3micas para las poblaciones locales.<\/p><p>M\u00e1s que un sello de distinci\u00f3n, el programa promueve una red global de destinos que comparten valores comunes: autenticidad, sostenibilidad, hospitalidad y una profunda relaci\u00f3n entre comunidad, paisaje y cultura.<\/p><p>Cada pueblo seleccionado pasa a formar parte de una red internacional de referencia que re\u00fane algunos de los territorios rurales m\u00e1s inspiradores del mundo, convirti\u00e9ndose en ejemplos de c\u00f3mo el turismo puede contribuir a la vitalidad de las comunidades y a la preservaci\u00f3n de sus tradiciones.<\/p><p>En el territorio de Dark Sky\u00ae Alqueva, dos localidades han sido ya reconocidas dentro de este prestigioso programa, afirmando el valor cultural, paisaj\u00edstico y humano de esta regi\u00f3n del Alentejo: Cumeada (2021) y M\u00e9rtola (2025).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca6005a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ca6005a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;grandtour_ext_is_background_parallax&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;grandtour_ext_is_background_backdrop&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;grandtour_ext_is_background_on_scroll&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;grandtour_ext_link_sidemenu&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;grandtour_ext_link_fullmenu&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;grandtour_ext_link_closed_fullmenu&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;grandtour_ext_is_sticky&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;grandtour_ext_is_scrollme&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;grandtour_ext_is_smoove&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;grandtour_ext_is_parallax_mouse&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;grandtour_ext_is_infinite&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;grandtour_ext_is_fadeout_animation&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;grandtour_ext_mobile_static&quot;:&quot;false&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89b7969 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"89b7969\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;grandtour_ext_link_sidemenu&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;grandtour_ext_link_fullmenu&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;grandtour_ext_link_closed_fullmenu&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;grandtour_ext_is_sticky&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;grandtour_ext_is_scrollme&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;grandtour_ext_is_smoove&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;grandtour_ext_is_parallax_mouse&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;grandtour_ext_is_infinite&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;grandtour_ext_is_fadeout_animation&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;grandtour_ext_mobile_static&quot;:&quot;false&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 style=\"color: #fff;\">Cumeada<\/h4>\n<b>Donde el Cielo M\u00e1s Oscuro de Europa Encuentra la Vida de Aldea<\/b>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa7fbae e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"aa7fbae\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;grandtour_ext_is_background_parallax&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;grandtour_ext_is_background_backdrop&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;grandtour_ext_is_background_on_scroll&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;grandtour_ext_link_sidemenu&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;grandtour_ext_link_fullmenu&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;grandtour_ext_link_closed_fullmenu&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;grandtour_ext_is_sticky&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;grandtour_ext_is_scrollme&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;grandtour_ext_is_smoove&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;grandtour_ext_is_parallax_mouse&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;grandtour_ext_is_infinite&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;grandtour_ext_is_fadeout_animation&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;grandtour_ext_mobile_static&quot;:&quot;false&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd56f9a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"dd56f9a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;grandtour_image_is_animation&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;grandtour_ext_link_sidemenu&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;grandtour_ext_link_fullmenu&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;grandtour_ext_link_closed_fullmenu&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;grandtour_ext_is_sticky&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;grandtour_ext_is_scrollme&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;grandtour_ext_is_smoove&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;grandtour_ext_is_parallax_mouse&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;grandtour_ext_is_infinite&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;grandtour_ext_is_fadeout_animation&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;grandtour_ext_mobile_static&quot;:&quot;false&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"686\" src=\"https:\/\/darkskyalqueva.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Cumeada.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-27141\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-166c027 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"166c027\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;grandtour_ext_link_sidemenu&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;grandtour_ext_link_fullmenu&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;grandtour_ext_link_closed_fullmenu&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;grandtour_ext_is_sticky&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;grandtour_ext_is_scrollme&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;grandtour_ext_is_smoove&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;grandtour_ext_is_parallax_mouse&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;grandtour_ext_is_infinite&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;grandtour_ext_is_fadeout_animation&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;grandtour_ext_mobile_static&quot;:&quot;false&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Situada en el coraz\u00f3n del territorio del Alqueva, la aldea de Cumeada se ha convertido en una referencia internacional en la relaci\u00f3n entre la vida de una comunidad rural y un cielo nocturno preservado.<\/p>\n\n<p>Aqu\u00ed se encuentran la sede de Dark Sky\u00ae Alqueva y el Observatorio Oficial Dark Sky\u00ae Alqueva, un espacio dedicado a la observaci\u00f3n astron\u00f3mica, la educaci\u00f3n cient\u00edfica y la sensibilizaci\u00f3n sobre la importancia de proteger el cielo nocturno.<\/p>\n\n<p>Peque\u00f1a en dimensi\u00f3n, pero inmensa en los horizontes que ofrece, Cumeada representa un ejemplo inspirador de c\u00f3mo una comunidad rural puede integrar ciencia, turismo e identidad local. Bajo uno de los cielos m\u00e1s oscuros y preservados de Europa, visitantes de todo el mundo encuentran aqu\u00ed un lugar donde el silencio de la llanura alentejana se transforma en una invitaci\u00f3n a contemplar el cosmos. <\/p>\n\n<p>Al integrarse en el programa Best Tourism Villages, Cumeada se afirma como un modelo de turismo que respeta el territorio, valora a la comunidad y reconoce el cielo nocturno como parte integrante del patrimonio natural y cultural de la humanidad.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14ccf4f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"14ccf4f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;grandtour_ext_is_background_parallax&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;grandtour_ext_is_background_backdrop&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;grandtour_ext_is_background_on_scroll&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;grandtour_ext_link_sidemenu&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;grandtour_ext_link_fullmenu&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;grandtour_ext_link_closed_fullmenu&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;grandtour_ext_is_sticky&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;grandtour_ext_is_scrollme&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;grandtour_ext_is_smoove&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;grandtour_ext_is_parallax_mouse&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;grandtour_ext_is_infinite&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;grandtour_ext_is_fadeout_animation&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;grandtour_ext_mobile_static&quot;:&quot;false&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d4894c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9d4894c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;grandtour_ext_link_sidemenu&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;grandtour_ext_link_fullmenu&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;grandtour_ext_link_closed_fullmenu&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;grandtour_ext_is_sticky&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;grandtour_ext_is_scrollme&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;grandtour_ext_is_smoove&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;grandtour_ext_is_parallax_mouse&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;grandtour_ext_is_infinite&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;grandtour_ext_is_fadeout_animation&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;grandtour_ext_mobile_static&quot;:&quot;false&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 style=\"color: #fff;\">M\u00e9rtola<\/h4>\n<b>Un Encuentro de Civilizaciones en el Sur del Alentejo<\/b>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76bceb0 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"76bceb0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;grandtour_ext_is_background_parallax&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;grandtour_ext_is_background_backdrop&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;grandtour_ext_is_background_on_scroll&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;grandtour_ext_link_sidemenu&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;grandtour_ext_link_fullmenu&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;grandtour_ext_link_closed_fullmenu&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;grandtour_ext_is_sticky&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;grandtour_ext_is_scrollme&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;grandtour_ext_is_smoove&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;grandtour_ext_is_parallax_mouse&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;grandtour_ext_is_infinite&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;grandtour_ext_is_fadeout_animation&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;grandtour_ext_mobile_static&quot;:&quot;false&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b25b20 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2b25b20\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;grandtour_image_is_animation&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;grandtour_ext_link_sidemenu&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;grandtour_ext_link_fullmenu&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;grandtour_ext_link_closed_fullmenu&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;grandtour_ext_is_sticky&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;grandtour_ext_is_scrollme&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;grandtour_ext_is_smoove&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;grandtour_ext_is_parallax_mouse&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;grandtour_ext_is_infinite&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;grandtour_ext_is_fadeout_animation&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;grandtour_ext_mobile_static&quot;:&quot;false&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"668\" src=\"https:\/\/darkskyalqueva.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Mertola.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-27142\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5abf27 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b5abf27\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;grandtour_ext_link_sidemenu&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;grandtour_ext_link_fullmenu&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;grandtour_ext_link_closed_fullmenu&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;grandtour_ext_is_sticky&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;grandtour_ext_is_scrollme&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;grandtour_ext_is_smoove&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;grandtour_ext_is_parallax_mouse&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;grandtour_ext_is_infinite&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;grandtour_ext_is_fadeout_animation&quot;:&quot;false&quot;,&quot;grandtour_ext_mobile_static&quot;:&quot;false&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Elevada sobre el valle del r\u00edo Guadiana, la villa hist\u00f3rica de M\u00e9rtola es uno de los lugares m\u00e1s singulares del sur de Portugal.<\/p>\n\n<p>Con ra\u00edces que atraviesan milenios de historia, M\u00e9rtola fue puerto fluvial romano, ciudad isl\u00e1mica y punto estrat\u00e9gico en las rutas comerciales que conectaban el Mediterr\u00e1neo con el interior de la Pen\u00ednsula Ib\u00e9rica. Esta herencia multicultural permanece visible en el tejido urbano de la villa, en sus tradiciones y en el extraordinario patrimonio arqueol\u00f3gico que contin\u00faa revelando nuevas capas de su historia. <\/p>\n\n<p>Hoy, M\u00e9rtola se afirma como un territorio donde patrimonio, investigaci\u00f3n cient\u00edfica y vida comunitaria coexisten en armon\u00eda. Su centro hist\u00f3rico, dominado por el castillo medieval y la antigua mezquita transformada en iglesia, constituye un escenario \u00fanico donde distintas civilizaciones han dejado su huella. <\/p>\n\n<p>La distinci\u00f3n como Best Tourism Village reconoce no solo el valor hist\u00f3rico y cultural de la villa, sino tambi\u00e9n el trabajo ejemplar desarrollado en la preservaci\u00f3n del patrimonio y en la promoci\u00f3n de un turismo sostenible profundamente vinculado a la identidad del territorio.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65504b0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"65504b0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" 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de Dark Sky\u00ae Alqueva revela una dimensi\u00f3n del turismo donde naturaleza, cultura y ciencia coexisten en equilibrio.<\/p>\n<p>La presencia de localidades reconocidas por el programa Best Tourism Villages refuerza el valor internacional de este territorio, donde peque\u00f1as comunidades contin\u00faan preservando modos de vida, paisajes aut\u00e9nticos y tradiciones seculares.<\/p><p><br><\/p>\n<p>Entre pueblos hist\u00f3ricos, llanuras infinitas y uno de los cielos m\u00e1s oscuros de Europa, Dark Sky\u00ae Alqueva invita a los visitantes a descubrir un Alentejo donde el tiempo se ralentiza, la autenticidad permanece y cada lugar cuenta una historia que atraviesa generaciones.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dark Sky&#8217;s Best Tourism Villages by UN Tourism Comunidades que Preservan el Patrimonio e Inspiran el Futuro del Turismo El programa Best Tourism Villages, promovido por UN Tourism, distingue a pueblos rurales de todo el mundo que representan ejemplos notables 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