Castle of Bragança
The Castle of Bragança is a well-preserved medieval castle located in the historic center of the city of Bragança, district of Bragança, Portugal. The castle is very well-preserved.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Castle
- Description: Castle in the district of Bragança, Portugal
- Also known as: “Bragança Castle” and “Castelo de Bragança”
Photo: Dantadd, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Photo: Ramón, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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Photo: Lídia Maria Faria, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Photo: Dantadd, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Photo: Dantadd, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Photo: Dantadd, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Pillory of Bragança and Museu Ibérico da Máscara e do Traje.
Pillory of Bragança
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The Pillory of Bragança is a 15th-century sculpted stone column with symbolic political, administrative and judicial significance, erected over a four-step octagonal platform, located in the civil parish of Sé, Santa Maria e Meixedo, municipality of Bragança.
Museu Ibérico da Máscara e do Traje
Museum
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Museu Ibérico da Máscara e do Traje is a museum.
Domus Municipalis
Building
Photo: Lídia Maria Faria, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Domus Municipalis is a Romanesque building in the northeastern municipality of Bragança in Portugal. The exact function of this building, even after research completed in the 20th century, is still largely unknown: it could have served as cistern, but there are doubts if this was its primary function.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Samil and Gimonde.
Samil
Village
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Samil is a civil parish in the municipality of Bragança, Portugal. The population in 2011 was 1,246, in an area of 10.25 km2. Samil is situated 3 km south of Castle of Bragança.
Gimonde
Village
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Gimonde is a civil parish in the municipality of Bragança, Portugal. The population in 2011 was 341, in an area of 16.50 km2. Gimonde is situated 4 km east of Castle of Bragança.
São Pedro de Sarracenos
Village
São Pedro de Sarracenos is a civil parish in the municipality of Bragança, Portugal. The population in 2011 was 366, in an area of 15.91 km2. São Pedro de Sarracenos is situated 4½ km south of Castle of Bragança.
Castle of Bragança
- Categories: cultural heritage, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Sé, Santa Maria e Meixedo, Bragança, Braganza District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Ukrainian—“Castle of Bragança” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Castelo de Bragança”
- French: “château de Bragance”
- French: “Château de Bragance”
- German: “Burganlage von Bragança”
- Mirandese: “Castielho de Bergáncia”
- Polish: “Zamek w Bragançy”
- Portuguese: “Castelo de Braganca”
- Portuguese: “Castelo de bragança”
- Portuguese: “Castelo de Bragança”
- Russian: “Замок Браганса”
- Spanish: “Castillo de Bragança”
- Spanish: “Castillo de Braganza”
- Ukrainian: “Браганський замок”
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