The keep
Tall and square.
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Guimarães Castle is the main medieval castle of the city of Guimarães in northern Portugal and is closely tied to the origins of the Portuguese nation. It lies about 16 km in a straight line from Braga and about 43 km from Porto. It was built in the 10th century on the orders of Mumadona Dias to protect a nearby monastery, and most of it was rebuilt in the second half of the 13th century. It is a late Romanesque and early Gothic fortification whose walls trace a five-sided shield shape, with eight rectangular towers and a central keep. Grey stone walls with crenellated battlements rise over a grassy green hill, topped by the tall square keep. Trees and wide lawns surround it, with a small Romanesque church and the Palace of the Dukes of Braganza close by. The walk up from the old town centre is easy. You can climb the keep for a view over the city, though the stairs inside are narrow.
Tall and square.
On the hill.
Around the castle.
Guimarães, northern Portugal
Yes, but the stairs are narrow.
The Palace of the Dukes of Braganza.