Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
B3
(see 5)
D4
B3
Activities, Courses & Tours
B4
Sleeping
(see 1)
B3
C4
Eating
9
Carvalho
C4
10
João Padeiro
B3
11
O Cândido
B3
Drinking & Nightlife
C3
13
Biblioteca
C3
Sights & Activities
Forte de São Francisco
Reached by a drawbridge and bordered by a park with floral designs, hedges and grand
old oaks, the 17th-century Forte de São Francisco is the centrepiece of Chaves' old town.
The fort, with its thick walls, was completed in 1658 around a 16th-century Franciscan
convent. These days it's a top-end hotel (
Click here
)
, though nobody minds if you snoop
around inside the walls.
FORT
Torre de Menagem
TOWER