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  1. Almeida
    Monuments
    Muralhas da Praça de Almeida
    Walls of the Praça de Almeida The fort has the shape of a regular polygon and its walls, ramparts, ravelins, gates, casemates and moats form one of the most important examples of a complete fortification system.The (...)

  2. Muralhas de Faro
    Monuments
    Muralhas de Faro
    The current urban layout of Faro provides an understanding of where the walls that protected the city used to be. They form a core known as Vila-Adentro (Inner Town), which contains the city´s historical quarter. The initial idea of protecting the (...)

  3. Muralhas Guimarães
Place: Guimarães
Photo: CM Guimarães
    Monuments
    Muralhas de Guimarães
    Walls of the City of Guimarães All that is left of the wall that used to extend around the perimeter for more than two thousand metres is an extensive section, and only one tower, next to the main gate (Porta da Vila), remains from the eight that (...)

  4. Monuments
    Muralhas de Portimão
    The wall of the City of Portimão has a perimeter of approximately 1100 metres, with a more or less triangular shape. At its truncated corners were the gates of Porta da Serra, Porta de São João and the wicket gate of Postigo dos Fumeiros. The (...)

  5. Muralhas de Serpa
    Monuments
    Muralhas de Serpa
    King Dinis ordered the building of this imposing defensive structure made of sturdy walls stretching up to the imposing turrets. However, given its strategic location on the Roman road connecting Beja with the south of Hispania, in addition to its (...)

  6. Walls of the Castle of Castelo Rodrigo
    Monuments
    Muralhas do Castelo de Castelo Rodrigo
    Castle walls at Castelo RodrigoThe walls encircle the village, with thirteen turrets and three gates remaining. One of these is the Traitors' Gate (Porta da Traição).Your attention is drawn to the cubic turrets, the ruins of the palace of Cristóvão (...)

  7. Walls and Castle of Trancoso
    Monuments
    Muralhas e Castelo de Trancoso
    Trancoso Castle and WallsThe irregularly shaped wall and citadel of the castle still survive in a good state of repair, thus contributing towards the mediaeval atmosphere in Trancoso.According to historical data, the castle already existed in the (...)

  8. Monuments
    Muralhas e Obras Anexas da Praça de Elvas
    Walls and Outbuildings of the Fortified City of Elvas The perimeter fortifications have the shape of an irregular twelve-sided polygon with seven ramparts and four half ramparts. The keep rises high up above the hill. The fortress's defensive (...)

  9. Muralhas e Torreões de Lagos
    Monuments
    Muralhas e Torreões de Lagos
    Walls and Turrets in LagosLagos's city walls, built in the reigns of D. Manuel I, D. João III and Filipe I completely surrounded the city in order to defend it from pirates and hostile fleets. The walls were subject to restoration works in 1960 at (...)

  10. Museu Aberto
Place: Campo Maior
Photo: CM Campo Maior
    Museums and Palaces
    Museu Aberto


    Telephone: +351 268 680 319
    E-mail: turismo@cm-campo-maior.pt
    Website: http://www.campomaior.pt

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