Originally, Bragança was a Celtic city known as Brigantia; it later became the Juliobriga of the Romans. Historically, the city is important as the seat of the house of Bragança, which provided the kings of Portugal from 1640 to 1910 and the emperors of Brazil from 1822 to 1889; their feudal castle (built 1187) still remains. Catherine of Bragança became the queen consort (1662) of Charles II of England. Bragança, an episcopal see, was the capital of the historical Trás-os-Montes province. Notable landmarks in the city include the 12th-century Domus Municipalis (Portugal’s oldest and largest town hall), the Renaissance cathedral, and the town walls, with 18 watchtowers. The possessions of the house of Bragança belong to the Portuguese state and support the Fundaçao da Casa de Bragança, a foundation with a library, a museum, and a lecture centre in the 16th-century residence of the Bragança family in Vila Viçosa.
Riverside neighborhood. This space is historically associated with the uses and customs practiced around the River Fervença, in a space characterized by the transition between the left bank, where the city mostly developed, and the right bank, mar...
Built in medieval times, the former Benedictine monastery of S. Salvador de Castro de Avelãs had great influence on the settlement of the region, appearing in the documentation of the century. XIII as a religious institution with great wealth and ...
Built in medieval times, the former Benedictine monastery of S. Salvador de Castro de Avelãs had great influence on the settlement of the region, appearing in the documentation of the century. XIII as a religious institution with great wealth and ...
The Iberian Mask Museum Opened in 2007, it is a space for disseminating traditions related to the masks of the Northeast Transmontano and the Zamora Region (partnership between the Municipality of Bragança and the Diputación de Zamora - Masks Proj...
The Iberian Mask Museum Opened in 2007, it is a space for disseminating traditions related to the masks of the Northeast Transmontano and the Zamora Region (partnership between the Municipality of Bragança and the Diputación de Zamora - Masks Proj...
The Iberian Mask Museum Opened in 2007, it is a space for disseminating traditions related to the masks of the Northeast Transmontano and the Zamora Region (partnership between the Municipality of Bragança and the Diputación de Zamora - Masks Proj...
The Iberian Mask Museum Opened in 2007, it is a space for disseminating traditions related to the masks of the Northeast Transmontano and the Zamora Region (partnership between the Municipality of Bragança and the Diputación de Zamora - Masks Proj...
