Oliveira, São Paio e São Sebastião, Portugal
Castle of Guimarães
Oliveira, São Paio e São Sebastião, Portugal
Open to visitors
The interior is normally open, possibly ticketed.
Strollie cannot guarantee access — always check before you travel.
The Castle of Guimarães is a medieval fortification in the municipality of Guimarães, northern Portugal, and a National Monument of Portugal. Mumadona Dias ordered its construction in the 10th century to defend the monastery from attacks by Moors and Norsemen. Its walls form a pentagram-like, shield-shaped enclosure with eight rectangular towers and a central keep, reflecting late Romanesque origins with Gothic elements added during remodelling at the end of the 13th century.
- Type
- castle, cultural heritage
- Heritage
- National Monument of Portugal
- Place
- Oliveira, São Paio e São Sebastião, Portugal
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