Paço dos Henriques — Attraction in Viana do Alentejo

Paço dos Henriques

Type: historical garden, chapel, museum Price: 2 EUR Ticket office: posto do turismo (in front of the garden's entrance) Time spent: 20-30 min WC: available, ticket office Parking: available Bike parking: can be left next to the ticket office

Main tourist attraction of Alcáçovas, built in the 13th century as a royal residence to replace the ruined castle located here before. It combines a typically Gothic style with elements of Manuelino (Portuguese style). The palace includes a small chapel and a garden (with an aqueduct, fountains etc.) located in front of it. Visit is possible under the supervision of a...

El tratado de Alcacovas-Toledo es un tratado entre dos monarquías. El tratado ,alcanzado por los representantes dinásticos de los reyes Isabel de Castilla y Fernando de Aragón (España)por un lado y del rey Alfonso V de Portugal,por otro,servía en principio para poner fin a las guerras dinásticas entre ambas monarquías,con la renuncia de Isabel y Fernando a toda pretensión sobre la corona portuguesa,y la de Alfonso a toda pretensión sobre las coronas españolas. Castilla-Aragón reconoce a Portugal la exclusividad de la conquista del Reino de Fez,en África,y por otro ,las dos reinos se reparten el Atlántico:Castilla-Aragón reconoce las posesiones portuguesas en Guinea,Madeira,Azores,Cabo Verde y otras ,mientras Portugal reconoce a Castilla la soberanía sobre las...

The museum could be better, given it was the actual place of important events of the European history. The gardens are just great and they are worth the visit in spring. Jasmin, orange, sage, all blooming, was a great...