[1] Archaeological evidence indicates that the early human occupation of its site dates back to Neolithic Times.

[2] The Portuguese government subsequently declared the castle of Monforte to be a National Monument on 5 January 1950.

[3] Currently, the area surrounding the castle hosts every summer, a busy recreation of medieval fair with costumes, games and time items.

The medieval castle is constructed walls of granite, which is abundantly found in the region.

This presents quadrangular, crowned by a row of tripartite corbels and is divided internally into three floors, illuminated by torn cracks in the walls.