Braganca Castle
A well preserved medieval castle in the historic centre of the city of Braganca, in the far northeast of Portugal. Its keep and walls enclose the old citadel and give views over the surrounding hills.
- Where
- Braganca, Bragança, Portugal
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 41.8042, -6.7492
Get the Braganca Castle stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Braganca Castle. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Bragança volume with your photos and a note.
Near Braganca Castle
Montesinho Natural Park 12 km
A protected area in northeastern Portugal across the municipalities of Vinhais and Braganca. Parts of the southern slopes of the Serra da Coroa lie within it, among oak woods, meadows and small stone villages.
Zamora Cathedral 89 km
A Catholic cathedral standing above the right bank of the Duero in Zamora. It is still surrounded by the old city walls and gates. Its Romanesque dome, covered in scale-like stone tiles, is its best known feature.
Côa Valley Rock Art 91 km
Open air engravings of horses, aurochs and ibex cut into schist rock beside the Côa river, dating mostly from the Upper Palaeolithic. The site was saved from a dam project in the 1990s and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Pinhao Train Station 95 km
A station on the Douro Line in northern Portugal, serving the parish of Pinhao in the wine country. It is known as a tourist attraction because of the blue and white azulejo tiles on its walls.
Alto Douro Wine Region 96 km
The terraced valley of the Douro river where port wine has been grown for centuries. Stone walled vineyards climb the steep schist slopes, and the landscape is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Mateus Palace 98 km
An 18th century Baroque manor house near Vila Real, attributed to Nicolau Nasoni. Its image appears on the label of Mateus Rosé wine, and it has formal gardens and a chapel. Tours cover the house, the chapel and a large formal garden with a cypress tunnel.
Castelo Rodrigo Castle 105 km
A medieval castle in the civil parish of Castelo Rodrigo, in the district of Guarda near the Spanish border. It stands on a high point above the walled village and the plains toward Spain.
Peneda-Geres National Park 124 km
Portugal's only national park, created in May 1971 in the far north along the Spanish border. It covers 695.9 square kilometres of granite mountains, woods, rivers and villages, and is the oldest protected area in the country.
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Questions
Where is Braganca Castle?
Braganca Castle is in Braganca, Bragança, Portugal. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Montesinho Natural Park (12 km), Zamora Cathedral (89 km), Côa Valley Rock Art (91 km).
How do I get the Braganca Castle stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Braganca Castle and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Bragança volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Braganca Castle before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Bragança volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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