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MonumentsCastelo de AlegreteThis is a vast quadrilateral of walls with cubic turrets. There still remain some parapets, gates, battlements and embrasures scattered around the castle and its walls.
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MonumentsCastelo de AlfaiatesIt used to be called the ‘Castle of the Moon’ because it seemed to reach so far into the sky - come and see just why it was given this name.Probably dating back to the 13th century and founded by King Afonso X of León, the ‘Castle of the Moon’ (...)
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MonumentsCastelo de AljezurAljezur Castle (Castelo de Aljezur)The Castle, built on the ruins of a Roman-period castle, which archaeological remains date back to the Bronze Age, was part of the defensive system that protected Silves during the Almohad period, between the 12th (...)
Telephone: +351 289 896 070
Fax: +351 289 803 633
E-mail: geral@cm-aljezur.pt
Website: https://cm-aljezur.pt/pt/600/castelo-de-aljezur.aspx
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MonumentsCastelo de AlmourolIn the middle of the River Tagus, the enigmatic Almourol Castle is one of the most emblematic monuments of the Christian reconquest. Situated on an island in the middle of the River Tagus, Almourol is one of the most distinctive castles in Portugal, (...)
Telephone: +351 249 720 358
Fax: +351 249 720 358
E-mail: girp@cm-vnbarquinha.pt
Website: http://www.igespar.pt
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MonumentsCastelo de Alter do ChãoThis castle was built in the shape of a quadrangle, with high crenellated curtain walls protected by cylindrical towers, crowned by battlements, conical pinnacles, Gothic portals and the tall square keep, roughly 44 metres high.
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MonumentsCastelo de AlvitoThis surprising building is an almost unique example of its kind in Portugal. Built at the end of the fifteenth century in the reign of D. João II, but only completed in the reign of D. Manuel II, it was designed by D. Diogo da Silveira, the 2nd (...)
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MonumentsCastelo de ArnoiaCastelo de Arnóia or Castelo de MoreiraThe hill fort consists of a (partly destroyed) quadrangular crenellated tower connected to a polygonal wall. The castle is entered through its only gate.Inside the fortifications are the remains of a cistern.
Telephone: +351 255 810 706
Fax: +351 255 810 709
E-mail: rotadoromanico@valsousa.pt
Website: http://www.rotadoromanico.com
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MonumentsCastelo de ArraiolosAraiolos Castle is a rectangular enclosure, containing the keep and clock tower, built in Manueline style. In the centre of the walled zone there is a 16th century parish church.
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MonumentsCastelo de AvisAvis CastleThree of Avis Castle’s original six towers still exist today - the Tower of the Queen or of the Convent, (next to the Doorway of the Angel and Arch), the Tower of Santo António (to the west) and the Tower of S. Roque (to the North-East). (...)
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MonumentsCastelo de BejaBeja Castle, while resting on Roman fortifications, was rebuilt by king Dinis in 1310. This is the structure, part of the king´s reinforcement of national defences, that can now be seen.During the 16th century, certain improvements were carried out (...)
