Castle of Vila Viçosa
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Castle of Vila Viçosa (Castelo de Vila Viçosa) | |
castle (Castelo) | |
View of one of the entrances of the Castle of Vila Viçosa
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Official name: Castelo de Vila Viçosa | |
Country | Portugal |
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Region | Alentejo |
Subregion | Alentejo Central |
District | Évora |
Municipality | Vila Viçosa Municipality |
Location | Nossa Senhora da Conceição e São Bartolomeu |
- elevation | 400 m (1,312 ft) |
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Architects | Diogo Arruda, Francisco de Arruda, Benedetto da Ravenna, João Pascácio Cosmander |
Style | Gothic Manueline |
Materials | Shale, Marble, Iron, Wood, Ceramic tile |
Origin | 14th Century |
- Expanded | 1520 |
- Completion | 1537 |
Owner | Portuguese Republic |
For public | Public |
Visitation | Closed (Mondays and on 1 January, Easter Sunday, 1 May and 25 December) |
Easiest access | Avenida Duques de Braganca |
Management | Instituto Gestão do Patrimonio Arquitectónico e Arqueológico |
Operator | Fundação da Casa de Bragança |
October to March | Tuesday: 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.; Wednesday to Friday: 10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m., 2:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.; Weekends: 9:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m., 2:00-5:00 p.m. |
April to September | Tuesday: 2:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.; Wednesday to Friday: 10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m., 2:00 p.m.-5:30 p.m.; Weekends: 9:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m., 2:00-5:30 p.m. |
July to August | Tuesday: 2:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.; Wednesday to Friday: 10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m., 2:30 p.m.-6:00 p.m.; Weekends: 9:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m., 2:30-6:00 p.m. |
Status | National Monument |
Listing | Deecree No. 136, 23 June 1910 |
Wikimedia Commons: Castelo de Vila Viçosa | |
Castle of Vila Viçosa (Portuguese: Castelo de Vila Viçosa) is a castle located in the civil parish of Nossa Senhora da Conceição e São Bartolomeu, in the municipality of Vila Viçosa, in the Portuguese Alentejo. It was the seat of House of Braganza, prior to the construction of the Ducal Palace of Vila Viçosa.
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