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Closeup city walls of Portuguese fortress, Valenca. #69848234
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Portugal, Viana do Castelo District, the historic, old, center of the city Valenca is surrounded by a massive city wall. The oldest parts of this medieval fortress date from the 13th century. Gothic and baroque military architecture. The wall is pointed and at any vertex is a hexagonal lookout tower for the guards. This construction is important for tourism, is a tourist attraction, monument, cultural heritage site and famous landmark.