维拉维苏萨城堡

在白色与大理石的街巷上方 维拉维索萨，布拉干萨公爵的城堡从山丘上守望：一座带城墙与钟塔的中世纪要塞，数个世纪间始终是葡萄牙最有权势贵族之家的堡垒。

公爵之家

维拉维苏萨是布拉干萨王朝的驻地，城堡是其最初的居所——在公爵们迁入下方的 公爵宫 on the square below, begun in the early sixteenth century under Duke Jaime. From this house came João, eighth duke, who was acclaimed King João IV in 1640 and restored Portugal’s independence — making the small Alentejo town the cradle of a dynasty.

城墙与钟塔

The castle’s walls run around the hilltop with its towers over the plain, and the keep keeps the austere lines of the medieval fortress. From the walkways the view runs over the marble quarries and olive country of the Alentejo, and below the hill the Terreiro do Paço gathers the palace, the convent and the gardens in one of the most harmonious squares of the region.

值得一看的亮点

• 围墙城郭及其塔楼
• 中世纪要塞的主塔
• 俯瞰大理石之乡的视野
• 下方的公爵宫及其花园
• 小镇的大理石街巷

实用信息

城堡立于阿连特茹埃武拉区维拉维苏萨上方的山丘，距埃斯特雷莫兹与博尔巴驱车片刻。城堡与宫殿由布拉干萨家族基金会管理——出行前请查阅官方信息了解开放日。

图片：Castelo de Vila Viçosa，作者GualdimG — CC BY-SA 4.0，来自Wikimedia Commons。