The fascinating Dom Dinis walled hilltop castle was where the Bragan莽a family lived before Pa莽o Ducal was built. Part of it has been transformed into the Museu de Arqueologia & Museu de Ca莽a 鈥 a must-visit.
Surrounding the castle is a cluster of village houses and peaceful overgrown gardens. There鈥檚 a 16th-century Manueline pelourinho (pillory; the prison used to be nearby), with sculpted frogs.
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Badajoz' majestic 12th-century, 8-hectare Alcazaba, the largest in Spain, lords over the city above the Plaza Alta. Guarding all is the Torre de鈥
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The dukes of Bragan莽a built their palace in the early 16th century when the fourth duke, Dom Jaime, grew tired of his uncomfortable hilltop castle. The鈥
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Offers two-hour open-air sessions taking in the marvellous star-filled skies of the Alentejo. You'll get an overview of constellations visible with the鈥
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Looming high over the arid countryside, about 3km north of town, this old military fort has a commanding presence. From the castelo, the fort is just鈥
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At the top of the upper town is the stark, glowing-white, fortress-like former royal palace, now the Pousada de Rainha Santa Isabel. Dom Dinis built the鈥
Museu de Arqueologia & Museu de Ca莽a
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Inside the historic castelo looming above Vila Vi莽osa is an intriguing collection of relics, plus some less appealing animal skins and assorted taxidermy鈥
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This museum is housed in a beautiful 17th-century almshouse near the former palace. Pretty hand-painted furniture sits alongside endearing, locally carved鈥
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Housed inside a fine Gothic building beside the parish church, this museum includes a rare example of a 14th-century secular fresco. The striking work鈥
1. Museu de Arqueologia & Museu de Ca莽a
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Inside the historic castelo looming above Vila Vi莽osa is an intriguing collection of relics, plus some less appealing animal skins and assorted taxidermy鈥
2. Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Concei莽茫o
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Within the castle walls is this brilliantly tiled 15th-century church. It is also known as Solar da Padroeira, Home of the Patron Saint 鈥 the Virgin鈥檚鈥
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The 16,000-sq-metre palace square is ringed by the Pa莽o Ducal, an enormous palace, the heavy-fronted Agostinhos Convent and graceful Chagas Nunnery. In鈥
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The dukes of Bragan莽a built their palace in the early 16th century when the fourth duke, Dom Jaime, grew tired of his uncomfortable hilltop castle. The鈥
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This photogenic cafe 鈥 built in art-nouveau style between 1908 and 1909 鈥 is worth seeing for both the exterior and interior (don鈥檛 overlook the upstairs鈥
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Just north of the square Rossio Marqu锚s de Pombal, you鈥檒l find a few monastic buildings that were converted into cavalry barracks and today house a modest鈥
7. Pal谩cio dos Marqueses da Praia e Monforte
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This former royal palace was recently restored and reopened to the public in 2015. It houses a changing array of exhibitions showcasing talented artists鈥
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Near the centre of town stretches this marble-edged water tank, called the Lago do Gadanha after its scythe-wielding statue of Neptune.