Castelo de Borba
Rua do Celeiro, Borba 7150 - Portugal
Phone: +351 268 891 630
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Borba Castle was built in 1217 by D. Afonso II. In 1302, King D. Dinis ordered the walls to be strengthened. The castle’s outer perimeter walls were crowned with Gothic merlons, with a wide parapet running all the way along them, and a very pronounced moat. Some stretches of the castle walls are still visible, as well as two gates Porta de Estremoz, Porta do Celeiro (the Granary Gate) and the keep. These are now Borba´s most notable features. On the southern façade is an inscription in archaic Portuguese, explaining the actions taken by D. Dinis and the authorship of the building work.
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