Noudar (Barrancos) – 16th and 17th November 2024

Noudar, an ancient Barrancos Municipality walled village, hosted the last of the six initiatives of the Alentejo Border Castles and Fortresses Event on the theme of the Revolution of 1383-85 – Rota do Constable and Treaty of Windsor, on November 16th and 17th. We were...

Terena – 9th and 10th November 2024

Terena Castle, in the Municipality of Alandroal, hosted the fifth edition of the Alentejo Border Castles and Fortresses Event on the theme of the Revolution of 1383-85 – Rota do Constable and Treaty of Windsor, on November 9th and 10th.  Close to a thousand visitors...

Arronches – 26th and 27th October 2024

The front square of the Convent of Nª Sª da Luz was the stage for the fourth edition of the Castles and Fortresses of Fronteira do Alentejo Event on the theme of the Portuguese Restoration War for his Independence between 1640 and 1668 on October 26th and 27th....

Beja – 29th and 30th June 2024

Beja Castle hosted the third edition of the Alentejo Border Castles and Fortresses Event on the theme of the Revolution of 1383-85 – Rota do Constable and Treaty of Windsor, on the 29th and 30th of June. A dozen local associations were present at the event that...

Ouguela – Campo Maior – 11th and 12th May 2024

The second edition of the “Alentejo Border Castles and Fortresses Event” took place on the 11th and 12th of May at Ouguela Castle, re-enacting the era of the Portuguese and Castile conflict of 1383-85 – Constable Route and Treaty of Windsor. It involved over two dozen...

Castelo de Vide – 27th to 29th April 2024

During the weekend of April 27th and 29th, hundreds of visitors had the opportunity to watch the day-to-day life of the walled town of Castelo de Vide Castle during the Portuguese Restoration War for his Independence between 1640 and 1668. Despite the adverse weather...