Castle of Miranda do Douro

Castle of Miranda do Douro
Castielho de Miranda de l Douro (Mirandese) Castelo de Miranda do Douro (Portuguese)
Bragança, Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Norte
Near Miranda do Douro/Miranda de l Douro in Portugal
A view of the barbican and iconic keep tower of the Castle of Miranda do Douro
TypeCastle
Site information
OwnerPortuguese Republic
OperatorDRCNorte (Dispatch 829/2009, Diário da República, Série 2, 163, 24 August 2009)
Open to
the public
Public
Site history
Built8th century
MaterialsGranite, Schist, Mortar (masonry)

The Castle of Miranda do Douro (Portuguese: Castelo de Miranda do Douro, Mirandese: Castielho de Miranda de l Douro) is a Portuguese medieval castle in the civil parish of Miranda do Douro, in the municipality of the same name, in the district of Bragança.