Moitas Venda

Moitas Venda is a civil parish in Alcanena Municipality, in the Médio Tejo Subregion of Centro Region, Portugal. The population in 2011 was 866, in an area of 6.75 km².HistoryThe parish was created on 11 April 1925.GeographyMoitas Venda is situated between the Serras de Aire and Candeeiros, near the Cabeço de Santa Marta.The parish includes the locality of Casais Robustos.The Cabeço de Santa Marta, to the north of the municipality of Alcanena is one of the most important lookouts on the Ribatejo. From the heights of Santa Marta, Moitas Venda has a panoramic landscape, that extends towards the Tagus valley.EconomyApart from its current agricultural economy, the parish includes several industrial activities: textiles, oils and tanneries. In addition the Feira Franca Anual is a popular attraction, that extends from its history, that includes artisans in hides and tannery.CultureOn the pinnacle of the Cabeço de Santa Marta is the Chapel of Santa Marta, a hermitage that was the site of hermits and other religious faithful, who lived and cultivated along the flanks of the hilltops cereal grains and pastures. The chapel was constructed during the Middle Ages, and contain several azulejo tiles, including one of the figure of Saint Marta defeating a dragon.