Italian-inspired Evoramonte Castle is one of the main examples of Portuguese military architecture. Located between Évora and Estremoz, it marks the landscape of the land of Évora Monte, erected on one of the highest points of the Ossa Mountains. The castle was conquered by King Afonso Henriques in 1166. In 1535, the 4th Duke of Bragança, D. Jaime, had his fortress rebuilt. The façade is surrounded by a frieze like a rope that ends in a knot, alluding to the coat of arms of the House of Bragança and typical of the Manueline style. The region’s medieval fence was commissioned by King Dinis at the beginning of the 14th century. It was in this castle that the agreement that put an end to one of the bloodiest civil wars in Portugal was sealed, in the Convention of Evoramonte, fought between liberals and absolutists. The castle and the town fence were classified as a National Monument in 1910.