Best places: Castles in Águas Santas, Portugal

Stone hilltop fort from the 9th century, with a chapel & sweeping views from walls & battlements.

Medieval residence with period interiors plus a museum including noteworthy tapestries & porcelain.

Modern facilities in an 18th-century villa offering diverse cultural events & landscaped gardens.

👍👍 Really good views (assuming it isn't raining). Easy walk from town with steps and handrails. Possessed of big lizards, almost Dragon sized, (very small dragons early season 1 GOT sized).

Hilltop Romanesque castle, founded in the 1000s & thought to be the birthplace of Afonso Henriques.

👍👍 Another amazing Castle in Portugal. Instead of a review will just leave some curiosities of this place from an Historian perspective (note that I'm currently working in this place in the date of this review). Came here to laser capture the building so you'll see something different in the photos bel...

Well-preserved medieval castle with scenic views & a large group of historic granaries below.

👍 Paço de Giela was a very important place during the creation of the Kingdom of Portugal.Today, the castle stands on top of a hill, with a breathtaking view over the area. Inside the tower, you can find some exhibitions to understand its history and the importance of this place.

👍👍 Beautiful city!

👍 Beautiful views of the rio minho from the top of the tower

😠 The castle is cool and has a nice view, but there is a home at the entrance with a dog chained by it’s neck outside the entire day. It has its voice box removed and if you get close it is constantly crying. It’s really sad that no one has done anything about this given it is illegal in portugal and...

👍👍 all very beautiful, pity it's very cold and foggy

1700s estate featuring an Italianate mansion with period interiors, formal gardens & guided tours.

👍👍 Belo lugar, a praia defronte o forte é linda, ideal para um passeio em um dia ensolarado. Há crianças, turistas e animais de estimação passeando pelo lugar. Nas proximidades há bares, cafés, restaurantes sem contar que esta bem próximo de outros pontos turísticos de Vila do Conde.

👍👍 Bela torre. Local com uma vista muito bonita.

👍👍 It's worth visiting 😉! Great place for a picnic and for those who want to enjoy the landscape, you'll have to do a little exercise 😁💪

👍 It almost no longer exists, we must let the imagination do the rest. The setting is magnificent! You have to want to make the detour, but it's a climb that's worth it.