Castle of Vila Viçosa

Castle of Vila Viçosa (Castelo de Vila Viçosa)
castle (Castelo)
View of one of the entrances of the Castle of Vila Viçosa
Official name: Castelo de Vila Viçosa/Castelo e cerca urbana de Vila Viçosa
Name origin: Vila Viçosa
Country  Portugal
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)
 - coordinates 38°46′48.98″N 7°24′54.25″W / 38.7802722°N 7.4150694°W / 38.7802722; -7.4150694Coordinates: 38°46′48.98″N 7°24′54.25″W / 38.7802722°N 7.4150694°W / 38.7802722; -7.4150694
Architects D. António Ortiz, Benedetto da Ravenna, Francisco de Arruda, Diogo Arruda, 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 Praça Infante Lacerda, Avenida dos Duques de Bragança, Avenida dos Duques
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
Monumento Nacional
Listing Decreto 16 June 1910, Diário do Governo 136 (23 June 1910); Special Protection Zone (ZEP)/Zona "non aedificandi", Dispatch Diário do Governo, Série 2, 249, 25 October 1960; Group Special Protection Zone (ZEP), Dispatch 527/2011, Diário da República, Série 2, 88, 6 May 2011
Wikimedia Commons: Castelo de Vila Viçosa

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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