Fortaleza de Valença do Minho

Viana do Castelo · Portugal

Fortaleza de Valença do Minho, Portugal
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This double-walled Vauban-style fortress guards the Minho river frontier facing Spanish Tui across the water. Its bastions, ravelins and ornate gates enclose a still-inhabited old town.

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