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Photo: Jules Verne Times Two, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Sumptuous mediaeval fortress, with several doors and staircases. 12th century.
The Castle of Monsanto is a medieval castle located in the civil parish of Monsanto e Idanha-a-Velha, in the municipality of Idanha-a-Nova, Portuguese district of Castelo Branco.
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Capela de São Miguel
12th-century Romanesque chapel.
Torre do Pião
12th-century ancient medieval tower.
Igreja da Misericórdia
With romanesque roots, it has suffered several reconstructions. 16th century.
Torre de Lucano
Bell ringer tower, crowned with a silver cockerel, a trophy awarded to Monsanto, in a 1938 competition, which it was judged to be “the most Portuguese village” in Portugal, in recognition of the originality of its culture. 14th century.