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MonumentsCastelo de SilvesSilves Castle and Urban Enclosure (Castelo e Cerca Urbana de Silves)A tour of Silves is not complete without a visit to its castle, considered one of the main and most beautiful Muslim fortifications in Portugal and the largest in the (...)
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MonumentsCastelo de SinesSines CastleThe surviving remains of the original mediaeval structure of Sines Castle include the walls crowned by battlements and the keep. The walls include Visigoth architectural elements that formed part of a church built before the seventh (...)
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MonumentsCastelo de SortelhaThe main fortress still survives with its machicolations and embrasures that protected the castle entrance leading into the area where the keep is situated. The town is entirely surrounded by the wall, which has two gates flanked by towers.
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MonumentsCastelo de SoureThere are still remains of the castle's central fortress, defined by four towers in the corners, a Suevian-Visigothic gate and a Mozarab window.
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MonumentsCastelo de TerenaTerena CastleThe small-scale Terena Castle, is currently a walled area that houses important buildings such as the Keep and a main entrance flanked by two towers.
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MonumentsCastelo de Torres NovasThe earthquake of 1755 caused serious damage to the castle, which was made even worse by the liberal struggles... Some sections of wall, gates and towers are all that remains.
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MonumentsCastelo de Viana do AlentejoViana do Alentejo CastleThe octagonally-shaped Viana do Alentejo Castle, was remodelled in the 15th century, when the battlements were reinforced. The area includes the Parish Church, a Mudejar-Manueline construction.
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Towns and VillagesCastelo de VideThe castle, surrounded by the town's white houses, dominates the surrounding landscape and is undoubtedly the first of many surprises encountered by the visitor. When seen from this high point, the Alentejo landscape is finally revealed in all of (...)
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MonumentsCastelo de Vilar MaiorThe castle of Vila Maior was probably built in 1232, on the orders of D. Afonso IX of León. It became part of Portugal in 1297, as a result of the Treaty of Alcanices. It was granted a charter in 1296, and on the date of its renewal in 1510, the (...)
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MonumentsCastelo do LindosoKing D. Dinis, on his first journey to the territory of Lindoso, is said to have found it "so bright and exquisite that he called it Lindoso (Beautiful)". In fact, the name seems to be derived from the Latin Limitosum, which in Portuguese means (...)
