Castle of Braganza, Braganca

Beautiful castle with inner town buildings. Plenty to explore and be surprised. Interior car parking is limited, but with places to walk around. Small museus and places to eat and drink with outside terraces.

Amazing!! We happened to visit during their annual "Festa da História" - a 4 day festival where volunteers dress up in medieval period clothing and re-create the hustle and bustle of life inside the castle walls. This was completely free!!!! Kids enjoyed playing period games, eating traditional foods (food was not free) and walking through the town complete with an alley representing the more shady part of town. Parents with younger kids may want to keep out of this area (which is just outside the public washrooms), there are characters dressed as zombies and ghosts which some kids found frightening. Check the website for next years festival dates which seem to occur yearly in August.