Tourism

Almeida Military Historical Museum (Casemates)

Brief HistoryLocated beneath the Bastion of S. João de Deus, the Casemates (Casamatas) or Old Quarters (Quarteis Velhos) — as they were also called due to the lack of barracks for infantry housing — are twenty underground rooms, built with semicircular vaults, and only three lack a ventilation tunnel.   FunctionalitiesTheir functionality was linked to two essential aspects: peace and war. They served to shelter the town’s population and as a food warehouse. Regarding water supply, they have their own cistern and well.