In the landscape of the village stands the Castle, a fortification of Muslim origin built from the 8th century and classified as a National Monument.
The Palmela region presents evidences of human occupation since the Neolithic superior. Over the centuries, this territory was considered strategic by several people, such as the Celts, the Romans and the Arabs.
Afonso Henriques, the first king of Portugal, conquered Palmela to the Moors in 1147.