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Castle of Vila Viçosa

Coordinates: 38°46′48.98″N 7°24′54.25″W / 38.7802722°N 7.4150694°W / 38.7802722; -7.4150694
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Castle of Vila Viçosa
Castelo de Vila Viçosa
Évora, Alentejo Central, Alentejo in Portugal
View of one of the entrances of the Castle of Vila Viçosa
Coordinates38°46′48.98″N 7°24′54.25″W / 38.7802722°N 7.4150694°W / 38.7802722; -7.4150694
TypeCastle
Site information
OwnerPortuguese Republic
Open to
the public
Public
Site history
Built14th Century

Castle of Vila Viçosa (Portuguese: Castelo de Vila Viçosa/Castelo e cerca urbana 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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