Munitsipalis Domus is located in the north-eastern part of the municipality of Bragança. The building was built in the Romanesque style and is the only surviving example of Romanesque civil architecture in Portugal. In Bragança two prominent historical monument, Domus Munitsipalis - one of them.

Domus Munitsipalis, the oldest city hall in Portugal, is located near the church of Santa Maria. The building has an unusual shape, and is a continuation of the prison tower, which is located nearby and is likely to have been built in the first half of the XIII century. Domus Munitsipalis stands on the foundation in the form of custom pentagon. This form of the building is considered to be unique in Europe. In 1503 Domus hall was divided into two parts, and the building began to be used as a municipal council, though before that time, as evidenced by the documentary sources in the building to hold such meetings.

The first part of the Domus (below) was the primitive tanks where spring water is stored. On top of the tank, the second part of the so-called Domus, served as the hall, where the assembled members of the city council and held meeting of civil court in respect of disputes between merchants and landowners.

Its name - Domus Munitsipalis - building was in the XIX century. Despite the fact that in 1910 the Portuguese Institute of Architectural Heritage has brought Domus Munitsipalis in the list of monuments of national importance, by 1912 the building was almost destroyed, standing without a roof and used by the homeless for the night. The first restoration of the building was completed in 1936, and re-done in 1959.