Almeida star fortress
A twelve-pointed star fortress of the 17th–18th centuries, with bastions, ravelins and moats around the whole village.
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A twelve-pointed star fortress of the 17th–18th centuries, with bastions, ravelins and moats around the whole village.
The monumental double gates of the fortress, with a vaulted tunnel through the ramparts.
Underground bomb-proof vaults inside the ramparts, now a museum of the fortress and its sieges.
Verified: 2026-04-06
An 18th-century military building on the main square, now an interpretation centre on the fortress.
The foundations of the medieval castle destroyed by the great explosion of 1810 during the French siege.
A tiny walled Historic Village on a rocky hill, with a gate guarded by two stone boars.