Porta do Buraco ou da Cisterna

It is one of the four doors that allows to access to the inside of the Castle of Monsaraz defensive walls which reflects the armed forces fears that used to exist by that time. Each door is made out of granite, red clay mortar and burnt lime. This, like Alcoba door, is done in plain arch.

Contacts


Travessa da Cisterna
7200-175,Reguengos de Monsaraz

    Characteristics


  • Easy external parking
  • Walls & City doors
  • True

Monuments near Porta do Buraco ou da Cisterna

Capela de São José


This religious building was founded in 1708 by Domingos Lourenço Perdigão. It was here that the prisoners out of jail in the area came to fulfill the divine of…

Casa da Inquisição / Centro Interactivo da História Judaica


It is said that this was the House where they were horribly tortured prisoners by the inquisitors, although there is no documentary evidence. Contends that thi…

Casa do Juíz de Fora / Casa da Universidade


Initially was Manor housing. In the 20th century, in 1970, is donated to the Graduate Institute of Évora and served as a place of support for researchers the U…

Centro Histórico da Vila de Monsaraz


The citadel features trapezoidal plant and is flanked by four square towers. About medieval was surrounded in the seventeenth century, fortifications, involvin…

Cisterna da Vila


This medieval cistern of wealthy proportions dating from the 14th century and is by the door of the hole. Function was to collect and store rainwater and was t…

Ermida de Santa Catarina de Monsaraz


Duocentista temple with architectural and symbolic traces of the order of the temple. This National Monument, situated outside the walls of Monsaraz, may have …

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