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MonumentsCastelo de Melgaço - Núcleo Museológico da Torre de MenagemUpon a cliff overlooking the Town, you’ll find this ancient fortress, a witness for the first moments of the Portuguese sovereignty. Built by order of King Afonso Henriques during the 12th and 13th centuries, the only vestiges of the ancient castle (...)
Telephone: +351 251 410 191
E-mail: nucleomuseologico@cm-melgaco.pt
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MonumentsCastelo de MértolaThe mediaeval castle stands atop the hill with its two towers - the keep was built in 1292 by the first master-builder of the Order of Santiago.
Telephone: +351 286 610 100 / +351 286 612 443
E-mail: geral@camertola.pt; museus@cm-mertola.pt
Website: http://www.camertola.pthttp://www.cm-mertola.pt
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MonumentsCastelo de Miranda do Douro (vestígios)A part of the citadel is left standing, together with some sections of wall, interrupted by ruined cubic turrets and the so-called Traitor's gate (Porta da Traição). Yet other gates can be seen in the castle walls: Porta da Senhora do Amparo, Porta (...)
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MonumentsCastelo de MogadouroThere still remains the high battlemented keep from the time of D. Dinis and some remains of the main citadel.
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MonumentsCastelo de MonçãoThe Castle was built on the orders of king Dinis in 1306 as part of a plan to reinforce national defences. Monção could hardly be left out given its close proximity to Spain.It was rebuilt in the 12th century to implement "Vauban" defensive (...)
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MonumentsCastelo de MonforteMonforte CastleLocated at 825 m above sea level, Monforte castle is also known as the Castle of Santo António. A walled enclosure and imposing keep are all that remain of the primitive structure.
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MonumentsCastelo de MontalegreThe castle stands on a colossal rock. It has been fertile in archaeological finds showing the military importance that this castle has had over the centuries. The various inhabitants of the former Lusitania (Romans, Suevi, Visigoths) all found this (...)
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MonumentsCastelo de Montemor-o-NovoMontemor-o-Novo CastleThe remains of the walls of the original castle, commissioned in the 13th century by D. Dinis, include the main section, protected by 11 cylindrical towers. The defensive elements of this structure, such as the barbicans, were (...)
Telephone: +351 266 898 103
E-mail: turismo@cm-montemornovo.pt
Website: https://www.cm-montemornovo.pt/locais/centro-interpretativo- (...)
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MonumentsCastelo de Montemor-o-VelhoThe complete set of fortifications is formed by the remains of the 16C royal palace, the Porta da Peste, which opens onto the barbican, the citadel with the keep and the Manueline church of Santa Maria da Alcáçova.
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MonumentsCastelo de MouraDominating the town with what remains of its towers and walls, Moura castle was built by the Portuguese at the beginning of the 14th century, taking advantage of the fortifications left behind by the Arabs. In the second half of this same century, a (...)
