Santo Estevao is few kilometers northeast of Chaves , district of Vila-Real
The Castle of Santo Estevao, was ordered built in 1160, during the reign of Afonso Henriques , being completed by Don Sancho I , with more residential in character than military.
In this castle Sun Dinis waited for his girlfriend Isabel , daughter of Pedro III of Aragon , which went down in history as A Rainha Santa .
During the Restoration War , after 1640, the castle was taken by the Spanish forces, taking advantage of had a little garnish.
From the original fortification just the keep remains classified as a National Monument .
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