Castelo Branco (White Castle in English) is named after the castle which sits on the hill above the city. Surprisingly, given the name, the castle isn’t actually white although it’s said that it can look white when the sun hits the stone.The castle itself is worth visiting though it definitely isn’t Portugal’s best surviving castle: one tower remains along with some sections of the walls. As it’s located on a hill, we get a view over the city and the surrounding region.
The narrow and cobbled streets around the castle are also interesting to wander through. The city wall is such a part of this city’s makeup that some houses have actually built off the wall and use it as one of their walls.
Unfortunately I could not visit the Museum of its typical embroideries as it was closed on that day but I know them well. Silk thread embroidered on linen fabric that requires skilled hands.
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I have already been over there for several times but I had never seen so many sketches on the doors and walls of a narrow street that looked like lost in the world.
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