Fortress
Fortress
Fortress
Situated on a hilltop, its first walls and ramparts were built around 1200.
However, what can now be seen is a double-walled fortress in the Vauban style, dating from the 17th and 18th centuries.
It is formed by two polygonal forts, the Praça or Magisterial Enclosure and the Crown, separated by a moat.
It has ten bulwarks and two half bulwarks.
The two forts are linked by a causeway with bridge.
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