4.5Castelo de S. Jorge
Castle • Lisboa, Lisboa
Rising from the highest point of old Lisbon, São Jorge Castle seems to gather almost the whole biography of the city into one place. The hill had been occupied since very early...
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4.7Castelo de Palmela
Castle • Palmela, Setúbal
From the top of the hill, Palmela Castle commands one of the widest views in the region, between Arrábida, the Tagus and the Sado. Archaeological excavations have confirmed its...
4.6Castelo de Sesimbra
Castle • Sesimbra, Setúbal
Perched above the bay, Sesimbra Castle is the last Portuguese castle over the sea to preserve its medieval layout, and that singular quality is felt at once in its walls opening...
4.6Forte de São Filipe
Fort • Setúbal, Setúbal
Perched on the hill above Setúbal, the Fort of São Filipe watches over both the Sado estuary and the city it was meant to keep under guard for centuries. It was commissioned by...
4.7Castelo de Óbidos
Castle • Óbidos, Leiria
In Óbidos, the castle does not merely dominate the town: it almost merges with it. Raised on an ancient fortified site, consolidated in the Muslim period and taken by the...
4.4Castelo de Porto de Mós
Castle • Porto de Mós, Leiria
In Porto de Mós, the castle is recognised from afar by the green spires that give it an almost theatrical silhouette. The fortress began under the initiative of Portugal’s first...
4.6Castelo de Bragança
Castle • Bragança, Bragança
In Bragança, the castle does more than crown the city: within its walls it shelters a small citadel where medieval life still seems to retain a human scale. The story begins with...
4.6Castelo de Tomar
Castle • Tomar, Santarém
On the hilltop overlooking Tomar, the Castle of Tomar marks the beginning of the great Convent of Christ complex. The fortification began to be built in 1160, after the donation...
4.6Castelo dos Mouros
Castle • Sintra, Lisboa
On one of the peaks of the Sintra Mountains, the Moorish Castle follows the rocky relief with granite walls that adapt to the mountain. The fortification, of Muslim foundation,...
4.5Castelo de Santarem
Castle • Santarém, Santarém
In Santarém, the so-called Castle of Santarém survives mainly in the remains of the walls and gates that surrounded the former citadel. The walled complex has its origins in the...
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