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The main keep of the Castle of Bragança The Castle of Montalegre as seen from below the hill A view of the castle of Castelo Melhor encircling the hilltop The rubble and walls of the Castle of Carrazeda de Ansiães The church-like towers of the Castle of Santa Maria da Feira A view of the "tower of menagem" (the keep tower) of Melgaço Remains of the walls of the Castle of Monção
Castles in Portugal were crucial components of the military throughout its history.The Portuguese learned the art of building fortifications from the Romans and the Moors.The Romans, who ruled and colonized the territory of current-day Portugal for more than four centuries, built forts with high walls and strong towers to defend their populations.
The Pena Palace (Portuguese: Palácio da Pena) is a Romanticist castle in São Pedro de Penaferrim, in the municipality of Sintra, on the Portuguese Riviera.The castle stands on the top of a hill in the Sintra Mountains above the town of Sintra, and on a clear day it can be easily seen from Lisbon and much of its metropolitan area.
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The Castle of Almourol is a medieval castle atop the islet of Almourol in the middle of the Tagus River, located in the civil parish of Praia do Ribatejo, 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) from the municipal seat of Vila Nova da Barquinha, in Portugal's Oeste e Vale do Tejo region.
The Castle of Óbidos (Portuguese: Castelo de Óbidos) is a well-preserved medieval castle located in the civil parish of Santa Maria, São Pedro e Sobral da Lagoa, in the portuguese municipality of Óbidos.
The large cistern that provided water for the castle The castle is one of the many historical buildings that make up the Sintra Cultural Landscape, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, popular with tourists to Portugal. The castle is an irregularly planned military outpost that follows a 450-metre perimeter on top of a mountainous cliff, oriented ...
The Castle of Santa Maria da Feira is a Portuguese castle in the municipality of Santa Maria da Feira, district of Aveiro.Emblematic of Portuguese medieval military architecture, the Castle of Santa Maria da Feira is one of the monuments that best reflects the diversity of defenses used during the Middle Ages, having been instrumental in the process of Reconquista and autonomy of the County of ...