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MonumentsCastelo de PombalThere still remains the keep and the mullioned window which lit one of the rooms of the governor's palace.There are remains of the military buildings to be seen in the parade ground. There is also clearly visible evidence of the castle's (...)
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MonumentsCastelo de PortelA fine example of military architecture, the castle was rebuilt by the architect Francisco de Arruda (1510). It has the shape of an irregular octagon. The keep was begun in the 14C and completed in the 16C and has large vaulted Gothic rooms.
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MonumentsCastelo de Porto de MósThis is one of the most interesting examples of Portuguese citadels. The design of the castle is an irregular pentagon reinforced by a tower at each corner. Four of the five towers have been restored.
Website: https://visite.portodemos.pt
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MonumentsCastelo de SalirLocated in a strategic and central place, between the coast and the mountains, Salir Castle was part of an important defensive system of Almohad castles in the Algarve, at a time of intense Christian military pressure. After the Portuguese king (...)
Telephone: 289 400 600
E-mail: cmloule@cm-loule.pt
Website: https://www.cm-loule.pt/pt/151/castelo-de-salir.aspx
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MonumentsCastelo de Santa Maria da FeiraThe Castle of Santa Maria da Feira is a remarkable Portuguese military monument. The diversity of the defensive resources that were used there between the 11th and 16th centuries make it a unique piece of military architecture, having been (...)
Telephone: +351 256372248 | +351 226197080
E-mail: castelosantamariafeira@gmail.com
Website: http://www.castelodafeira.com/https://culturanorte.gov.pt/patrimonio/castelo-de-santa-mari (...)
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MonumentsCastelo de Santiago do CacémStanding on a hill overlooking the town, the castle is notable for its cubic turrets and crenellated barbican which encircles the castle walls. Adjacent to the castle is the parish church founded in the 13C by the knights of the Order of Santiago. (...)
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MonumentsCastelo de Santo EstevãoThere still remains a mediaeval tower with mullioned windows crowned by polygonal battlements.This was the residence of the infantas, the sisters of D. Afonso II (1211-1223).
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MonumentsCastelo de São BrásFort of São Brás The Fort of São Brás was built in the 16th century, during the Filipine period, in order to defend the town. The old cannons are still on display.An obelisk design by architect Raúl Lino (1879-1974), in the form of a sentry box, (...)
Telephone: +351 296 304 920
Website: https://www.cm-pontadelgada.pt/pages/872?poi_id=2536
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MonumentsCastelo de São João BaptistaSão João Baptista CastleSão João Baptista Castle was commissioned by King D. Filipe II of Spain and I of Portugal, at the end of the 16th century, in order to protect the armadas travelling from the Indies and the Americans, when they passed through (...)
