The geographic location of Vila Viçosa sets it in a marble region, a crucial factor in the economic development of this area. Marble, known as “white gold”, is explored there since the time of Romans. This raw material plays a fundamental role in art, culture and daily life.
The Vila Viçosa municipality owns a great economical potential related to the marble extraction and transformation, being this industry the main professional activity in this region which employs about 93% of the population on active service, mostly masculine workmanship.
Tourism is another most important sector to the economical development of this region.
The beauty and art of Vila Viçosa, materialized in its monuments, manors, churches and museums, offer its visitors lessons of culture and history.