MUSEUMS
Military Museum in the keep of the fortress and Museu do Abade de Bacal, installed in the former episcopal palace in Bragaça.
Military Museum ✆ +351 273 322 378. Open 9am-12pm and 2pm-5pm, 6pm in July and 6:30pm in August. Closed on Mondays and public holidays. Admission €1.50. Free admission on Sunday mornings. In the fortress dungeon, the Military Museum fills several small rooms on three levels. Childhood fans of cloak-and-dagger novels will appreciate the collections of swords and armor from the 16th to the 19th centuries. A steep staircase takes you to the very top of the château. A magnificent view!
Museu do Abade de Bacal Rua Conselheiro Abilio Beca. ✆ +351 273 331 595. www.museuabadebacal.gov.pt/
Open Tuesday to Sunday, 9.30am to 12.30pm and 2pm to 6pm. Admission €3. Free on Sunday mornings. Housed in the former episcopal palace, the former Bragança regional museum, it includes a variety of collections: archaeology, sacred art, furniture, ethnography, 16th and 18th century painting, contemporary art, sculpture and numismatics. The museum has some 15 rooms, including a very long room on the first floor overlooking an interior garden.
Museu Ibérico da Máscara e do Traje Citadela Rua D. Fernão O. ✆ +351 273 381 008.
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Open 9am-1pm and 2pm-5pm from October1 to May 31; 9am-1pm and 3pm-6pm from June1 to September 30. Closed on Mondays. Admission: €1. This small museum, located at the entrance to the citadel, features exhibitions of masks and costumes from Celtic times and folk festivals. Some of the costumes are truly incredible.
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