Plan your Visit
Opening Hours
Paço Ducal e Castelo de Vila Viçosa
October - May
June and September
July - August
October - May
Tuesday: 14.00 – 17.00 (Last entry at 16.00)
Wednesday – Sunday – 10.00 – 13.00 and 14.00 – 17.00 (Last entry at 16.00)
June and September
Tuesday: 14.00 – 17.00 (Last entry at 16.00)
Wednesday – Sunday: 14.00 – 18.00 (Last entry at 17.00)
July - August
Tuesday – Sunday: 10.00 – 13.00 and 14.00 – 18.00 (Last entry at 17.00)
Closing days
– January 1st (New year’s Day)
– Easter Sunday
– May 1st (Labour Day)
– December 8th national holiday (Feriado N.ª Sr.ª da Conceição)
– December 25th (Christmas Day)
Accessibility
Paço Ducal
Terreiro do Paço
7160-251, Vila Viçosa
Rules of Conduct
Booking group visits (minimum 15 people)
Advanced booking requests: visitas.museu@fcbraganca.pt
Subject to confirmation by the Museum-Library.
Delay tolerance limit: 10 minutes.
Image recording
The Museum allows visitors to take pictures in the visiting areas, strictly for personal use.
Phones and other devices must be kept on silent mode and the pictures must be taken without flash.
The Museum does not allow selfies, filming, audio recording, selfie sticks, tripods or other stabilizers.
Photographing must respect the privacy of the Museum’s staff and visitors, and may be prevented whenever the safety of the cultural property, people and normal operation of visits is threatened.
Other rules
The Museum does not allow umbrellas, helmets, bulky or inappropriate objects during visits. It is forbidden to eat, drink or smoke during the visit. Animals are not allowed with the exception of guide dogs for the visually impaired, if kept on a leash. It is not permitted to cross the safety boundaries, or touch objects of cultural value.
Tickets and Pricing
| Museum Collections | Duration of the visit | Pricing |
|---|---|---|
| Ducal Palace | 01:00 | €9,00 |
| Palace Garden | 00:30 | €2,00 |
| Chinese Porcelain Collection | 00:30 | €2,50 |
| Treasure | 00:30 | €2,50 |
| Temporary Exhibition | 00:30 | €2,50 |
| Carriage collection | 00:30 | €3,50 |
| Armoury | 01:00 | €3,50 |
| Augustines’ Church (only saturdays and sundays) | Visita livre | €3,00 |
| Castle – Archeology museum and Hunting museum | Visita livre | €5,00 |
| Combined ticket | Valid for | Pricing |
|---|---|---|
| All museum collections | 3 consecutive days | €16,00 |
| Ducal Palace and Castle | 2 consecutive days | €12,00 |
| Carriage collection and Armoury | 2 consecutive days | €6,00 |
| The combined ticket visit is dependent on schedule limitations and available group capacity. | ||
Discounts
| Applicable situations Upon presenting a valid document. The discounts are not cumulative with other discounts and combined tickets. | Discount |
|---|---|
| Students (over 12 years) and teachers | 50% |
| Visitor with a degree of disability greater than 60% and their escort | 50% |
| Veterans and Seniors (over 65 years) | 25% |
| Institutions on field trips, upon a request in writing | 25% |
| Members of Montepio Mutualist Association | 20% |
| Group sales (for tourist guides and a minimum of 50 people) | 10% |
Free Entrance
| Applicable situations Upon presenting a valid document |
|---|
| Children up to 12 years old |
| Residents of the Vila Viçosa Municipality (on tuesdays) |
| Workers of the Municipalities of Alter do Chão, Alvito, Ourém, Portel, Vendas Novas e Vila Viçosa |
| Tourism or Communication Professionals, Members of ICOM/APOM/ APBAD |
| Family members of workers of the Casa de Bragança Foundation |
| School groups (compulsory education); members of the Armed Forced and Security Forces (GNR and PSP), Civil Protection and Firefighters on duty (up to 50 people), when requested in writing to the management. |
Tickets to the Palace are sold at the door.
Tickets to the Hunting and Archaeology Colections are sold at the Castle.
All guided tours are conducted in Portuguese.
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Casa de Massarelos, Estrada da Gibalta
2760-064, Caxias
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