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MonumentsCastelo do QueijoThis 17C triangular fort is truncated at the end facing the sea. It is surrounded by a moat and has watchtowers in the corners.Inside are the chapel and the governor's residence.
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MonumentsCastelo do SabugalSabugal Castle was the base for British and Portuguese troops during the third French invasion. It has played its part in the history of one of Europe’s oldest nations, so why not pay a visit?This territory overlooking the River Côa was once part of (...)
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MonumentsCastelo dos GovernadoresGovernadores CastleBuilt in the 17th century, this building is the only surviving element of the complex of the Seven Stations of the Holy Way that were distributed throughout the city in the 18th century.On the main façade, above each of the two (...)
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MonumentsCastelo dos Mouros - SintraWinding over two ridges of the Serra de Sintra, the Moorish Castle dates back to the early days of the Moorish occupation of the Peninsula - the 8th Century.After various attempts it was definitively taken by Dom Afonso Henriques in 1147, and there (...)
Telephone: +351 21 923 73 00
Fax: +351 21 923 73 50
E-mail: info@parquesdesintra.pt
Website: http://www.parquesdesintra.pt
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MonumentsCastelo e Cerca Urbana de LouléLoulé Castle and Urban Enclosure (Castelo e Cerca Urbana de Loulé)The town of Loulé - called al-Ûlvã (hilltop) by the Muslims - was, and still is, the largest urban agglomeration in the Algarve without direct contact with the sea.The walls of the (...)
Telephone: +351 289 400 642
Fax: +351 289 400 678
E-mail: dcp@cm-loule.pt
Website: https://www.cm-loule.pt/pt/150/castelo-de-loule.aspx
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MonumentsCastelo e Conjunto Urbano da Vila de ÓbidosEverywhere throughout the town, its mediaeval flavour is always evident. The whole town is surrounded by high walls and the urban structure is clearly defined by the castle, the entrances to the town and the parade ground.
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MonumentsCastelo e Muralha de MonsantoCastle and Wall of MonsantoD. Afonso Henriques gave this castle to the Knights Templar, who gave it its present-day form. Having once been an imposing mediaeval fortress, all that now remains are the Torre de Lucena and the quadrangular Torre do (...)
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MonumentsCastelo e Muralhas de Celorico da BeiraCastle and walls of Celorico da Beira The castle consists of the wall with two towers and the keep. It is entered through a raised gate. The town climbs up the crag on which the castle stands and where there are remains of Manueline windows in some (...)
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MonumentsCastelo e Muralhas de PortalegrePerched on the city´s highest point, Portalegre Castle is proof of the position´s strategic importance so close to Spain. With little prior documentation surviving, it is known that the defensive system was overhauled by king Dinis, at the end of (...)
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MonumentsCastelo e Muralhas de TaviraTavira Castle is worth a visit even be it only for the views out over the city, the countryside and down to the sea. The foundations for the defensive systems were built during the Moorish period between the 8th and 13th centuries. After the (...)
