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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 (...)
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MonumentsCastelo de São JorgeThe Castelo de São Jorge is one of Lisbon’s most distinctive monuments, being situated on the city’s highest hill.The oldest known fortification at this spot dates from the 2nd century BC, although some of the remains found here date from as far (...)
Telephone: +351 218 800 620
Fax: +351 218 875 695
E-mail: info@castelodesaojorge.pt
Website: http://www.castelodesaojorge.pthttp://www.egeac.pt
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MonumentsCastelo de São SebastiãoBuilt in the 17th century on a rocky headland of the coast, the Castelo de São Sebastião was the main defence of the bay of Porto Pim. It is currently used to house the Faial Eco-Library, a centre that seeks to raise people’s awareness of the need (...)
Telephone: +351 292 202 054
Fax: +351 292 202 054
E-mail: ecoteca.faial@azores.gov.pt
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MonumentsCastelo de SesimbraStamping its presence on the town of Sesimbra, the Castle is surrounded by the lofty peaks of the Arrábida hill range. Although there had been previous settlement on this site, it was during the Moorish period that a fort was constructed.During the (...)
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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 (...)
Telephone: 282 440 837
E-mail: castelo@cm-silves.pt
Website: https://www.cm-silves.pt/pt/menu/106/castelo-de-silves.aspx
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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.
