It is one of the city's gates, built together with several walls, in the 16th century, for military and safety purposes. It was remodelled in the 20th century. Classified as a National Monument.
Porta da Ravessa or Porta do Sol is one of the two doors of the castle and holds the mark official mark that cloth manufacturers had to bear in markets and fairs.
It is one of the four doors that allows to access to the inside of the Castle of Monsaraz defensive walls. Each door is made out of granite, red clay mortar and burnt lime. The landscaped effect it creates is remarkable once it is done in plain arch. This door underwent several works for its preservation.
This is an ancient medieval door rebuilt in 1804. On the “inside” of the city, it is a white portal with yellow outline, and “outside” it is a stone portal, Manueline style. It is one of the doors of the city of Évora.
This arch is the best kept structure of the ancient Coimbra’s wall, which corresponded to the main entrance in the city during the Islamic period. On the arch is the sculpture of our Lady, the national arms and the symbol of the city foundation.
