Castle of Vidigueira

The Castle of Vidigueira is a castle in the civil parish of Vidigueira in the municipality of Vidigueira in the Portuguese subregion of Baixo Alentejo. Although constructed in the first half of the 15th century, it is more commonly associated with the first of the Counts of Vidigueira: Vasco da Gama.

Castle of Vidigueira
Castelo da Vidigueira
Beja, Baixo Alentejo, Alentejo in Portugal
Coordinates38°12′46.69″N 7°48′8.15″W
TypeCastle
Site information
OwnerPortuguese Republic
OperatorDRC Alentejo (Dispatch 829/2009; DR, Série 2/163, 24 August 2009
Open to
the public
Public
Site history
Built13th century
MaterialsStone, Masonry
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