Visit the Clock Tower - Castelo Branco

The Clock Tower, located in the parish of Castelo Branco, is an inescapable element of the landscape of the city, visible from various places.
Its origin is linked to the process of expansion of the city and, consequently, to the extension of the limits of the Wall, since its location coincides with an old tower of the outer wall, adapted to the present functions during the nineteenth century.
The constant visual presence in the daily life of the albicastrenses and the characteristic hourly touches are an indispensable companion not only for the inhabitants of the Historic Zone of the City, but for all the residents of the city or of the visitors who, when beating of the bells of the bells, easily leave transport to times gone by and, surely, more nostalgic.

Visit the Church of Santa Maria do Castelo - Castelo Branco

The Church of Santa Maria do Castelo, located in the Parish of Castelo Branco, was built in the 17th century. XIII within the perimeter of the defensive wall, the Church of Santa Maria was the first main church of Castelo Branco. Until the century. XIV was in its field that the good men and the monastic-military authorities met.
Destroyed in 1640 during the wars of Portugal with Castile by the Restoration of Independence, burned down in 1704 and victim of the French Invasions that passed through Castelo Branco led by General Junot, ended up falling into ruin, having been completely rebuilt in the 16th century. XIX.
On the north side façade, the wall without plaster reveals the primitive Romanesque temple. In the interior, of single nave, we can still find some old tombstones, between which one sees the tomb of an albicastrese poet of the century. XVI, João Rois.

Visit the Church of the Misericordia - Castelo Branco

The Misericórdia Church, located in the Parish of Castelo Branco, is also known as Santo António Church.
An early church was built in the 18th century. XVI by Simão Silva and together with a house that worked as a hospital constituted the Misericordia.
It is the Johannine baroque that marks the physiognomy of the present building, in the sculptural exuberance of the facade confined to the narrow street in which it is located. In the pediment of the portal we can see the image of Santa Isabel and in the cunhal of the temple a niche guard of Santo António.
In the interior, of single nave, stand out the seiscentistas representations of the Visitation and the Espousals of Santa Isabel with San Zacarias, in the altars of the lateral chapels. The main chapel has a baroque altar with gilded carving and a polychrome wood image of San Francisco. On the painted wooden ceiling, we can see a local work representing the center of Pentecost.