Ducal Palace of Vila Viçosa, Renaissance palace in Vila Viçosa, Portugal.
The Ducal Palace displays a marble facade spanning 110 meters with three floors containing over 50 rooms filled with period furniture and artifacts.
Duke Jaime of Braganza initiated construction in 1501, creating a residence that later housed the Portuguese royal family until the 1910 revolution.
The palace museum contains collections of tapestries, carriages, ceramics, and paintings that represent Portuguese aristocratic life from the 16th to 20th centuries.
Guided tours in Portuguese and English operate daily from 9:30 to 17:30, except on Mondays and major holidays throughout the year.
The armory holds one of Europe's largest collections of weapons and military equipment, including rare 16th-century ceremonial armor sets.
Location: Nossa Senhora da Conceição e São Bartolomeu
GPS coordinates: 38.78355,-7.42220
Latest update: March 7, 2025 13:42
Castelo de Vila Viçosa
767 m
Chafariz de Borba
3.7 km
Casa dos Arcos
406 m
Igreja de Nossa Senhora das Neves do Sobral (Borba)
3.6 km
Igreja de Santa Bárbara
3.1 km
Cine-Teatro Florbela Espanca
682 m
Edifício dos Correios, Telégrafos e Telefones, CTT, de Vila Viçosa
626 m
Fonte do Carrascal
635 m
Edifício dos Paços do Concelho de Vila Viçosa
672 m
Ermida de São Domingos
1.2 km
Quinta do General
3.7 km
Igreja de Santo António
483 m
Igreja do Espírito Santo, ou Igreja da Misericórdia de Vila Viçosa
665 m
Igreja de São Bartolomeu
649 m
Capela de São João Baptista da Carrasqueira, também denominada «Ermida de São João Baptista da Carrasqueira»
637 m
Edifício dos Paços do Concelho de Borba
3.7 km
Convento das Chagas
229 m
Quinta do Bosque e área delimitada dentro dos muros
3.7 km
Pelourinho de Vila Viçosa
568 m
Fonte Pequena
269 m
Ermida de São Tiago
1.1 km
Capela de São Luís
966 m
Ermida de São Bento
294 m
Convento de Nossa Senhora do Amparo, ou de São Paulo, ou Fábrica de São Paulo
956 m
Museu de Caça
722 m
Fonte Santa
1.8 km
Palácio dos Sousa Câmara
597 m
Museu de Arqueologia
722 mReviews
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