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Castelo de Vide

All the region witness the presence of the man since the most remote times of her existence, therefore the archaeological vestiges, since the Palaeolithic one up to the current time, verify the continuity of the permanence of the occupants to the long one of the epochs.

The architectonic patrimony of Castelo de Vide is a big wealth, is the expression of a full history of vicissitudes, remaining alive the signs of different occupations.  They deserve highlight the medieval borough, the castle, the fortress of S. Rock, the walls that involve the town, the ghetto, the medieval synagogue and the doors and windows of the centuries XIV to XVI.  For beyond it constitute a strong tourist appeal, the architectonic patrimony of Castelo de Vide constituted an element of reference in the territorial identity of his inhabitants.

Of the history, Castelo de Vide inherited a vast and rich patrimony.  If, by a side, the civil architecture knew to go consolidating, century after century, a singular and harmonious row of houses, by another way, the military architecture, putting stone under stone, defended the inhabitants and the successive garrisons through solids and imposing walls, bulwarks and towers - today terraces of landscapes that challenge the own limits of the human vision. 
This patrimonial collection, fully classified like national monument, results today in a Remarkable Historical Centre, providing scripts and marvellous environments.