Castle of Vila Viçosa | |
Type: | Castle |
Coordinates: | 38.7803°N -7.4151°W |
Location: | Évora, Alentejo Central, Alentejo |
Country: | Portugal |
Ownership: | Portuguese Republic |
Open To Public: | Public |
Built: | 14th 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.