Castelo de Penela - TUR4all

Castelo de PenelaMonuments — Palaces / Castles / Towers / Lighthouses

The accessibility of this tourism resource has been analyzed by experts

General Information

O castelo de Penela é uma fortaleza medieval de planta irregular e recorte sinuoso, alongada no sentido Norte-Sul aproveitando o escarpado natural, pelo que os panos de muralha têm altura que varia entre 7 e 19 metros.Pertencia à linha defensiva do Mondego na época da Reconquista cristã, seguindo-se ao castelo de Montemor-o-Velho em ordem de grandeza.

StreetRua do Castelo, 3230-253São Miguel, Santa Eufémia e Rabaçal, Penela (Coimbra)Portugal

ContactTel (+351) 239 560 [email protected]://www.cm-penela.pt/turismo/castelo.html

Created byTécnico AP - NL 20/12/2020

Last modification byTécnico AP - NL 20/12/2020

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Customer service and other key

informationGeneral information

The name of the tourism resource is easy to see and read: no

There is free access to the Internet in communal areas. A password might be required: yes

You can enter with an assistance dog: yes

There are devices that send you information messages to your mobile phone, using technologiescalled beacon and bluetooth: no

There are warning signals in case of danger or in an emergency: no

There is a Web page about this tourism resource: yes

Evaluation index (from 1 to 10, requiring at least 5 points to be considered accessible) according to theWCAG 2.0 standard: 6.9

There are guided tours: no

Adapted leisure activities: no


Cognitive accessibility

Follow signs and signposts to get to the different rooms, the restaurants and the bathroom facilities. Allsigns are upright with arrows indicating the way. They are located at the intersections of the hallways.

It is easy to get around the building. There is signage.

There are no dark areas along the route that might frighten people.

The building consists of multiple floors.

There are stairs and lifts to go between the different floors.

There are group guided tours for people with disabilities. A reservation is required.

When visiting the museum, audioguides in Spanish and other languages are avalilable.


Main accessibility

Private parking spaceNotes: no momento da visita técnica, a área destinada ao estacionamento encontrava-se em obras. Apósestas intervenções estará previsto a marcação de pelo menos um lugar. Atualmente, existem dois lugaresmarcados reservados a PMR junto à entrada da Câmara Munici

Establishment access

General information

The entrance reviewed is: the main one

The entrance is flat: no

It is accessed: via a ramp

Ramp

Rooms / spaces linked by the ramp: estacionamento e entrada

Number of sections: 1

The ramp lighting is uniform: yes

The space beneath the ramp has a height of less than 220 cm: no

Characteristics of the section

Average transversal incline of the section: <= 2%

The usable width of the section: 400 cm

Turning circle diameter at the start of the ramp: 200 cm

Turning circle diameter at the end of the ramp: 200 cm

The sections have horizontal landings: no

Notes: a rampa corresponde ao arruamento que leva até à entrada do Portão Principal do Castelo.

Characteristics of the flooringThe flooring is uniform: no

The flooring is non-slip: no

The flooring is in good shape: yes

Notes: calçada em paralelipipedos.

Entrance door

The space is in front of the door is: with an incline => 4%


The space behind the door is: horizontal

Type of door: door opening

Doorway width, per single-leaf door: 3500 cm

Notes: a entrada corresponde ao Portão Principal ou Brecha das Desaparecidas. O espaço é aberto.

Customer service area

Horizontal route

Route from: entrada

Route to: igreja de S. Miguel

The route is taken: level

Every 10 m or less there is an obstacle-free area with a turning circle diameter of 1.5m: yes

Interior room

Clearance width: 400 cm

Turning circle diameter: 200 cm

The flooring is uniform: no



There are overhanging elements at a height of under 2.20 m that do not continue down to the ground: no

The lighting is uniform: yes

The lighting is adequate: yes

Horizontal route


Route from: igreja de S. Miguel

Route to: porta da Traição

The route is taken: via a ramp

Every 10 m or less there is an obstacle-free area with a turning circle diameter of 1.5m: yes

Ramp


Notes: em terra batida e com algumas pedras no percurso.


Length of the section: 30 cm

Average longitudinal incline (%): 6



The section has handrails: no

Characteristics of the flooring



The flooring is in good shape: no

Notes: terra batida com algumas pedras soltas e rochas.

Interior room



Vertical route


The vertical route is taken: via a ramp

Ramp

Rooms / spaces linked by the ramp: porta da Vila

Floor the ramp starts on: -1


Notes: por se prolongar num extensão consideravel, considerou-se como itinerário vertical, a rampaque corresponde ao percurso efetuado entre a Porta da Vila e o ponto de referência Porta da Traição.


Average longitudinal incline (%): 8

Average transversal incline of the section: <= 2%


Turning circle diameter at the start of the ramp: 200 cm

Turning circle diameter at the end of the ramp: 250 cm


The section has handrails: no

Characteristics of the flooring




Notes: em paralelipipedos.

Vertical route


The vertical route is taken: via stairs

Stairs

General information

Floor where the stairs stop: 1

Rooms the stairs connect: área circundante à torre de Menagem

Characteristics

The stairs have handrails: yes, on both sides

At the bottom and/or top of the stairs there is a strip of flooring in a contrasting colour and texture: no

Handrails and railings

There are double handrails: no

Height of the top handrail: 87 cm

The handrail extends past the ends: no

The structure of the handrail allows the hand to be in contact at all times: no

Notes: corrimões em corda.

Steps

All the steps have the same height: yes

Maximum height of the steps: 17 cm

All the steps have the same depth: yes

Minimum depth of the tread: 30 cm

Type of riser: with risers

The riser is a different colour to the tread: no

The steps have nosing: yes

Both sides of the stairs are fitted with protective skirting: no

The treads of the steps are non-slip: yes

The edges of the steps are clearly marked: no

Other information

The stair lighting is uniform: yes

The stair lighting is adequate: yes

The space beneath the stairs has a height of less than 220 cm: no

Vertical route


Vertical route

The vertical route is taken: via stairs

Stairs

Characteristics

Useful width of the steps: 90 cm

The stairs have handrails: yes, on one side


Handrails and railings

There are double handrails: no


The handrail is continuous, even along the intermediate landings: yes

The structure of the handrail allows the hand to be in contact at all times: yes

Steps

All the steps have the same height: no


All the steps have the same depth: no




The steps have nosing: no




Other information

The stair lighting is uniform: yes

The stair lighting is adequate: yes


Notes: ao longo das muralhas existem diversos acesso em escadas, com carateristicas diferentes.

Exhibition room


Notes: o acesso ao interior da Torre de Menagem é efetuado por escadas, que situa no topo de umafloramento rochoso. No interior existem diversas escadas ao longo do perimetro deste edificio.

Exhibition room

Name of the room reviewed: torre de Menagem

Floor on which it is located: 1

Notes: acesso por escadas.

Interior access

It is accessed: via stairs

Stairs

General information

Floor where the stairs start: 1

Floor where the stairs stop: 2

Rooms the stairs connect: muralhas do Castelejo (Torre de Menagem)

Characteristics

Useful width of the steps: 100 cm

The stairs have handrails: yes, on one side


Handrails and railingsThere are double handrails: no


The handrail extends past the ends: no

The handrail is continuous, even along the intermediate landings: yes

The structure of the handrail allows the hand to be in contact at all times: yes

Steps

All the steps have the same height: no


All the steps have the same depth: no




The steps have nosing: no





Other information


Connecting door

The space before the door is: horizontal

The space behind the door is: horizontal

Number of single-leaf doors: one

Type of opening: inward

Doorway width, per single-leaf door: 80 cm

Door material: opaque

The door is a different colour to the wall: yes

Interior room




There are overhanging elements at a height of under 2.20 m that do not continue down to the ground: no

Written Supports and Information in Braille


There are tactile replicas of the visual exhibition content: no

The support material for descriptive panels or signs has a matt finish: yes

The texts are a different colour to the background: yes

The font used is clear and easy to read, such as Arial: yes

The descriptive panels and signs are complemented with information in Braille: yes

The descriptive panels and signs are complemented by information in alto relief: no

The size of the lettering on the descriptive panels and signs are over 6mm: yes

The exhibition provides a summary sheet or leaflet of the contents, outlining a suggested route: yes

The text on the information sheet or leaflet is a different colour to the background: yes

The information sheet or leaflets are in large font: yes

SignageThe tourism resource has signsposts indicating the way and information panels: yes

Signage analysis

Accordingly to their location, people can aproach the signs to read and touch: no

The signs are easy to be identified visually: yes

All the signs have the same design: yes

The support material for the signs has a matt finish: yes

The support material used for the signs has a solid background: yes

The texts are a different colour to the background: yes

The font used is clear and easy to read (such as Arial): yes

Accredited pictograms have been used: yes

The signs are complemented by information in Braille: no

The signs are complemented by information in alto relief: no

There is a haptic plan of the establishment: yes

The haptic plan has Braille: no

The haptic plan has alto relief: no

The horizontal routes are identified by guidelines: no


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