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Portugal

Place	Region	Condition	Notes
Almeida	Centro	Mostly intact	The village of Almeida was completely encircled by walls and ditches between 1641 and 1680, to protect Portugal against an invasion from nearby Spain. The fortification is of hexagonal shape, with six bastions. The entrance to the village is done through two gates, named São Francisco and Santo António. The project is atributted to French architect Pierre Gilles de Saint-Paul. Inside the village, the ruins of a mediaeval castle are also visible.
Beja	Alentejo	Parts of the city walls and a castle are preserved.	Beja had a defensive wall with 40 towers and seven gates, some of which still survive. The walls date mostly from the 13th and 14th centuries, but there are remnants of one gate from Roman times. The city has a castle with a 40 metre-high keep tower. In the 17th century the city's defences were reinforced by bastions.
Bragança	Norte	An intact wall encircles the village of Bragança.	The inner centre of Bragança is encircled by defensive walls dating from the 14th and 15th centuries. The walls have a total of 15 towers and two entrance gates. The citadel includes a notable castle from the early 15th century.
Castelo de Vide	Alentejo	The mediaeval walls around the inner village are preserved.	The village around the castle of Castelo de Vide is encircled by walls built between the 13th and 14th centuries. The rest of the town has bastioned walls from the 18th century.
Coimbra	Centro	Two gates, a few towers and portions of the mediaeval walls have survived.	A large defensive wall was built around the centre of Coimbra during the 11th and 12th centuries, with many towers and entrance gates. One of the main gates of the town (Porta da Almedina) is still preserved. The gate has a defensive tower (Torre de Almedina) that became seat of the municipality in the 15th-16th century. Another important remnant is the Torre do Anto, which became a tower house in the 16th century.
Elvas	Alentejo	Intact	The town was first fortified by the Phoenicians, and the current fortifications are based on those built by the Arabs in the 9th to 11th centuries. The fortifications were extensively modified in the Middle Ages, and then by the Order of Saint John until the 18th century. The walls were recently restored, and they are some of the best preserved fortifications in Malta.
Estremoz	Alentejo	Mostly intact	The village of Almeida was completely encircled by walls and ditches between 1641 and 1680, to protect Portugal against an invasion from nearby Spain. The fortification is of hexagonal shape, with six bastions. The entrance to the village is done through two gates, named São Francisco and Santo António. The project is atributted to French architect Pierre Gilles de Saint-Paul. Inside the village, the ruins of a mediaeval castle are also visible.
Évora	Alentejo	Partly intact	The town was fortified in the 1550s by the Order of Saint John. Most of its fortifications including Fort Saint Michael were dismantled in the 19th and 20th centuries, and the walls sustained damage in World War II. However, some still survive to this day, including the impressive seaward bastions and part of the land front.
Evoramonte	Alentejo	Intact	The town was fortified in the 1550s by the Order of Saint John. Most of its fortifications including Fort Saint Michael were dismantled in the 19th and 20th centuries, and the walls sustained damage in World War II. However, some still survive to this day, including the impressive seaward bastions and part of the land front.
Faro	Algarve	Two gates and large wall segments still preserved	The fortifications of Valletta were built by the Order of Saint John between 1566 and 1571, and continued to be modified several times in the following centuries. The City Gate was rebuilt five times, the latest one being completed in 2014. The fortifications of Valletta remain intact, except for a lunette that was demolished in the 19th century and some breaches in the walls.
Guarda	Norte	Three gates (Porta da Erva or Estrela, Porta d'El Rey and Porta dos Ferreiros) and some portions of the medieval wall remain. One of the gates has a large tower associated (Torre dos Ferreiros).	A Guarda
Lisbon	Lisboa Region	Castle restored. Citadel walls partly preserved; a few fragments and towers still discernible.	The area was first fortified in the Bronze Age, and was one of the earliest settlements on the Maltese islands. It became the administrative centre of Gozo during Punic-Roman rule. The city of Rabat (now also known as Victoria) was fortified during the Middle Ages, with the acropolis of the Roman city being converted into a castle known as the Cittadella. The city walls were demolished in the 17th century, and at this point the Cittadella was rebuilt by the Order of Saint John. No remains of the city walls survive, but the Cittadella survives intact.
Marvão	Alentejo	Mostly intact	The fortifications of Valletta were built by the Order of Saint John between 1566 and 1571, and continued to be modified several times in the following centuries. The City Gate was rebuilt five times, the latest one being completed in 2014. The fortifications of Valletta remain intact, except for a lunette that was demolished in the 19th century and some breaches in the walls.
Miranda do Douro	Norte	Mostly intact	The fortifications of Valletta were built by the Order of Saint John between 1566 and 1571, and continued to be modified several times in the following centuries. The City Gate was rebuilt five times, the latest one being completed in 2014. The fortifications of Valletta remain intact, except for a lunette that was demolished in the 19th century and some breaches in the walls.
Monsaraz	Alentejo	Mostly intact	The fortifications of Valletta were built by the Order of Saint John between 1566 and 1571, and continued to be modified several times in the following centuries. The City Gate was rebuilt five times, the latest one being completed in 2014. The fortifications of Valletta remain intact, except for a lunette that was demolished in the 19th century and some breaches in the walls.
Óbidos	Centro	Intact walls encircle the town.	Beja had a defensive wall with 40 towers and seven gates, some of which still survive. The walls date mostly from the 13th and 14th centuries, but there are remnants of one gate from Roman times. The city has a castle with a 40 metre-high keep tower. In the 17th century the city's defences were reinforced by bastions.
Porto	Norte	A few wall portions, towers and a postern are preserved	The fortifications of Valletta were built by the Order of Saint John between 1566 and 1571, and continued to be modified several times in the following centuries. The City Gate was rebuilt five times, the latest one being completed in 2014. The fortifications of Valletta remain intact, except for a lunette that was demolished in the 19th century and some breaches in the walls.
Serpa	Alentejo	Most of the mediaeval walls and gates are intact	The fortifications of Valletta were built by the Order of Saint John between 1566 and 1571, and continued to be modified several times in the following centuries. The City Gate was rebuilt five times, the latest one being completed in 2014. The fortifications of Valletta remain intact, except for a lunette that was demolished in the 19th century and some breaches in the walls.
Silves	Alentejo	Most of the mediaeval walls and gates are intact	The fortifications of Valletta were built by the Order of Saint John between 1566 and 1571, and continued to be modified several times in the following centuries. The City Gate was rebuilt five times, the latest one being completed in 2014. The fortifications of Valletta remain intact, except for a lunette that was demolished in the 19th century and some breaches in the walls.
Trancoso	Norte	Mediaeval walls and gates mostly intact	The fortifications of Valletta were built by the Order of Saint John between 1566 and 1571, and continued to be modified several times in the following centuries. The City Gate was rebuilt five times, the latest one being completed in 2014. The fortifications of Valletta remain intact, except for a lunette that was demolished in the 19th century and some breaches in the walls.
Vila Viçosa	Alentejo	Mediaeval walls and gates mostly intact	The fortifications of Valletta were built by the Order of Saint John between 1566 and 1571, and continued to be modified several times in the following centuries. The City Gate was rebuilt five times, the latest one being completed in 2014. The fortifications of Valletta remain intact, except for a lunette that was demolished in the 19th century and some breaches in the walls.
Viseu	Norte	Mediaeval walls and gates mostly intact	The fortifications of Valletta were built by the Order of Saint John between 1566 and 1571, and continued to be modified several times in the following centuries. The City Gate was rebuilt five times, the latest one being completed in 2014. The fortifications of Valletta remain intact, except for a lunette that was demolished in the 19th century and some breaches in the walls.