Castelo de Vila Viçosa

Castle of Vila Viçosa (Castelo de Vila Viçosa)
castle (Castelo)
View of one of the entrances of the Castle of Vila Viçosa
Official name: Castelo de Vila Viçosa
Country	Portugal
Region	Alentejo
Subregion	Alentejo Central
District	Évora
Municipality	Vila Viçosa Municipality
Location	Nossa Senhora da Conceição e São Bartolomeu
- elevation	400 m (1,312 ft)
- coordinates	38°46′48.98″N 7°24′54.25″W / 38.7802722°N 7.4150694°W / 38.7802722; -7.4150694Coordinates: 38°46′48.98″N 7°24′54.25″W / 38.7802722°N 7.4150694°W / 38.7802722; -7.4150694
Architects	Diogo Arruda, Francisco de Arruda, Benedetto da Ravenna, João Pascácio Cosmander
Style	Gothic Manueline
Materials	Shale, Marble, Iron, Wood, Ceramic tile
Origin	14th Century
- Expanded	1520
- Completion	1537
Owner	Portuguese Republic
For public	Public
Visitation	Closed (Mondays and on 1 January, Easter Sunday, 1 May and 25 December)
Easiest access	Avenida Duques de Braganca
Management	Instituto Gestão do Patrimonio Arquitectónico e Arqueológico
Operator	Fundação da Casa de Bragança
October to March	Tuesday: 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.; Wednesday to Friday: 10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m., 2:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.; Weekends: 9:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m., 2:00-5:00 p.m.
April to September	Tuesday: 2:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.; Wednesday to Friday: 10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m., 2:00 p.m.-5:30 p.m.; Weekends: 9:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m., 2:00-5:30 p.m.
July to August	Tuesday: 2:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.; Wednesday to Friday: 10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m., 2:30 p.m.-6:00 p.m.; Weekends: 9:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m., 2:30-6:00 p.m.
Status	National Monument
Listing	Deecree No. 136, 23 June 1910

Castle of Vila Viçosa (Portuguese: Castelo de Vila Viçosa) is a castle located in the civil parish of Nossa Senhora da Conceição e São Bartolomeu, in the municipality of Vila Viçosa, in the Portuguese Alentejo. It was the seat of House of Braganza, prior to the construction of the Ducal Palace of Vila Viçosa.