Castelo de Almeida
The Castelo de Almeida ruins can be found in the village's walled enclosure and are classified as a National Monument. Its origin is either Muslim or Leonese, while the second castle resulted from the rebuilding of the previous one during the reign of D. Dinis, at the end of the 12th century. In Gothic style, it occupied an area of around 100 meters, being one of the smallest castles built in the border area. A new renovation that took place in the 18th century turned it into a warehouse for ammunition and gunpowder. In 1810, during the Third French Invasion siege, an explosion took place and ruined the castle.
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Monuments near Castelo de Almeida
Picadeiro d' El Rey
Esta construção grandiosa, de planta poligonal irregular, situa-se no Baluarte de Nossa Senhora das Brotas, e teve várias utilizações, como Trem de Artilharia …
Casa do Brigadeiro Vicente Delgado Freire
Residential architecture, rectangular plant consisting of two floors. The portal is the Center lacks ornaments, unlike this stone with ornate late-Baroque expr…
Casa do Governador da Praça de Almeida General João Dantas da Cunha
Residential home designed by Alberto Vilhena de Carvalho and José Vilhena de Carvalho. Consisting of two floors based on a rectangular plant, the facade is dis…
Casa do Marechal de Campo Leitão de Carvalho
Residential building with two floors and regular composition, since on the facade can be seen two doors topped by two Windows arranged symmetrically. In the mi…
Casa dos Governadores da Praça de Almeida / Vedoria Geral da Beira
Building designed by António de Azevedo and Miguel Luís Old Jacob, of military, administrative and residential type, composed of two floors arranged in a quadr…
Corpo da Guarda Principal em Almeida / Câmara Municipal
Close to the Quartel das Esquadras, the Town Hall of Almeida operates in a historic and emblematic building, dating from the 18th century and which previously …
