Guimarã es Castle is located in the town of the same name in northern Portugal. The powerful walls and construction of this ancient building indicate its important defensive role in the distant era of the Middle Ages. It was here in the XII century. the kingdom of Portugal arose and its first king, Afonso Henriques, was born. The first fortifications on this site were built in the 10th century. for the defense of local residents from the attacks of the Normans from the north and the Moors from the south.→