Bragança - Fortaleza

Above the town stands the massive Castle, an imposing stronghold, long regarded as impregnable, which was built by King Sancho I in 1187 and later strengthened by Joao I. Originally the castle enclosed within its double circuit of walls and eighteen towers the whole of the medieval town. Contemporary views, however, show that by the 15th C. the town had expanded well beyond the castle walls.