Castle
Castle of Vila Viçosa
🇵🇹 Portugal
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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Castle of Vila Viçosa ranks #5,158 of 8,133 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #78 of the 205 mapped in Portugal. 11 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Évora, 49 km away. It is one of the 48 landmarks on the atlas's regional map of the Alentejo. See how Portugal compares in the castle statistics.
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Where is Castle of Vila Viçosa?
Castle of Vila Viçosa stands in Portugal, at 38.78°, -7.415°.
How famous is Castle of Vila Viçosa?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #5,158 of 8,133 worldwide, and #78 in Portugal. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.
What is the nearest castle to Castle of Vila Viçosa?
Ducal Palace of Vila Viçosa, about 1 km away.
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