Viana do Alentejo
Praça da República, Viana do Alentejo 7090-238 - Portugal
Phone: +351 266 930 010 - Fax: +351 266 930 019
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Viana do Alentejo is famous for its castle, built in the reign of D. Dinis, and later rebuilt at the orders of D. João II, who held a meeting of the cortes (parliament) here in 1482. The town has many medieval buildings and typically narrow streets. The royal emblem of D. Manuel (the Cross of the Order of Christ, the shield filled with five smaller shields, and the armillary spheres) is much in evidence, showing the royal patronage through the ages. The views from the castle over the Alentejo countryside are breathtaking.
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