Paço Ducal, Vila Viçosa

Name: Paço Ducal
Address: Terreiro do Paco, Vila Viçosa, 7160-251, Portugal
Telephone: +351 268 980 659

#1 among attractions in Vila Viçosa

Top attraction, Architecture, Museum, History museum

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The Ducal Palace of Vila Viçosa is a royal palace in Portugal, located in the civil parish of Nossa Senhora da Conceição, in the municipality of Vila Viçosa, in the Alentejo, situated about 150 km east of the capital Lisbon. It was for many centuries the seat of House of Braganza, one of the most important noble houses in Portugal which was the ruling house of the Kingdom of Portugal from 1640 until 1910 when King Manuel II, titular head of the family, was deposed in the 5 October 1910 Revolution which brought in a Republican government. ()

Local name: Paço Ducal de Vila Viçosa Opened: 1496 (528 years ago)Architectural style: RenaissanceCoordinates: 38°46'57"N, 7°25'19"W

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Terreiro do PacoVila Viçosa 7160-251 Portugal

Contact

+351 268 980 659

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Paço Ducal – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Castle of Vila Viçosa, Castle of Alandroal, Castle of Borba, Igreja de São Bartolomeu.

0.4 miSE
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Castle of Vila Viçosa, Vila Viçosa
11 min walk • Castle of 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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Museum, Forts and castles
Castle of Alandroal, Terena
145 min walk • The Castle of Alandroal is a medieval castle in the civil parish of Alandroal, São Brás dos Matos e Juromenha, municipality of Alandroal, Portuguese district of Évora, classified as a National Monument.
2.3 miNW
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Castle of Borba, Borba
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Church
Igreja de São Bartolomeu, Borba
66 min walk • The Church of São Bartolomeu is located in the parish of São Bartolomeu, municipality of Vila Viçosa, in Portugal.