Castelo de Guimarães

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Heritage

In the 10th century, the Countess Mumadona had a monastery built on her estate. The fact that it was the target of intense Moorish attacks meant that a fortress was built to protect the monks and the Christian community. Thus was born the Castle of Guimarães. After the birth of Condado Portucalense, it became inhabited by Count Dom Henrique and Dona Teresa, who had major works carried out on this monument. Between the 13th and 15th century, several kings contributed to the improvement of the Castle, after which it was abandoned, finding itself very degraded until the 20th century, when it was classified as a National Monument. It is a Gothic building with a sub-triangular plan, with a fence reinforced by 8 quadrangular towers, delimiting a courtyard, with the keep, 27 meters high, in the centre.