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  1. Monuments
    Castelo de Mourão
    Mourão CastleLittle remains of the 17th century fortifications included within Mourão Castle but the wide mediaeval wall still exists, constituted of marble, slate and granite.

  2. Monuments
    Castelo de Nisa
    Only a few walls and the Town and Montalvão Gates remain of the old, 13th-century Nisa Castle, which evoke the town’s medieval past and its importance in defending the Portuguese borders.Above the arch at the Town Gate, which is flanked by two (...)

  3. Castelo de Noudar
Photo: J.Romão
    Monuments
    Castelo de Noudar
    Noudar CastleWith an excellent strategic location, Noudar Castle was completed in 1308, and subsequently subject to various repairs.Within the area of the castle, it is still possible to see the cistern, several ruins of houses, the 17th-century (...)

  4. Monuments
    Castelo de Numão
    Only a few battlements still remain of the wall which once undulated over rocky crags. There are still some of the gates, walls and towers which crowned the hilltop. There are also several anthropomorphic tombs close to the eastern gate.

  5. Castelo de Ouguela
Place: Ouguela - Campo Maior
Photo: CM Campo Maior
    Monuments
    Castelo de Ouguela
    Ouguela CastlePerched on top of a hill, at around 250 m above sea level, the walls of Ouguela Castle mark the boundaries enclosing the mediaeval settlement that expanded beyond the walls along the slope of the hill. Integrated within one of the wall (...)

    E-mail: turismo@cm-campo-maior.pt
    Website: https://campomaior.pt/castelo-de-ouguela/

  6. Castelo de Ourém
Place: Ourém
Photo: Turismo de Leiria-Fátima
    Monuments
    Castelo de Ourém
    Ourém Castle is one of Portugal’s most innovative 15th century military architectural works. Commissioned by the Count of Ourém, the grandson of D. Nuno Álvares Pereira, the castle has a compact structure with modern active defensive system, (...)

  7. Castelo de Paderne (vestígios)
Photo: Turismo do Algarve
    Monuments
    Castelo de Paderne
    Built during the Almohad period, during a late phase of Islamic presence in the Algarve (12th century or first decades of the 13th century), this rural fortress is a paradigm of Muslim military stucco architecture in Portugal.Contrary to previous (...)

    Telephone: +351 289 599 508
    E-mail: sed@cm-albufeira.pt
    Website: https://www.cm-albufeira.pt/content/o-castelo-de-paderne

  8. Castelo de Palmela
    Monuments
    Castelo de Palmela
    The Palmela castle is located on one of the highest points in the Serra da Arrábida. It is difficult to get to and was hence ideal for its role in defending the surrounding lands.During the Christian Reconquest led by the first king of Portugal, (...)

  9. Monuments
    Castelo de Penamacor
    Visit the frontier castle of Penamacor, and meet one of the oldest guardians in Portugal's history.Situated on a fortified summit, between the Rivers Ceife and Taliscas, the 573 metre castle dominates the landscape. Penamacor dates back to the (...)

  10. Monuments
    Castelo de Penas Roias
    There still exists a tower which once belonged to the old Templar castle. Quadrangular in shape, it still preserves its entrance gate, which begins a few metres from the ground.

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