Domus Municipalis

A remarkably well preserved building.

Dating from the late medieval period this is a remarkably well preserved piece of Romanesque architecture. The building was constructed in two layers with the lower part designed to collect and retain...

Historic importance

Domus is the old Mayor`s house in the city. You can enter it, and image how people would live in the past, Great experience.

Visit of the Historical part of Bragança.

You can find the “Domus Municipalis” on the right side of the church, and it stands out for being the only example of civil architecture in Romanesque style in the Iberian Peninsula. There has been al...

Its just a just a place

Its a place where the water use to be kept centuries ago. Along the way they also had consil meetings. Not great nor bad.

Seat of the governing council of a medieval walled city

The stark realities of agrarian life in medieval times under continuing threat of invasions from north, east and south reflect the population's adaptation in the face of numerous attacks across the ce...