Moorish Castle
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castle, fortification, interesting place, UNESCO World Heritage Site
2710-405 Sintra, Portugal
Phone: +351 21 923 7300
www.parquesdesintra.pt/en/parks-and-monuments/moorish-c...
Moorish Castle (portuguese: Castelo dos Mouros) is one of the highlights of Sintra not to be missed. The castle was built by the Moors from the 9th century onwards.
Taken by Christian forces from the Moors after the fall of Lisbon, it was an important strategic point during the Reconquista, and classified as a National Monument.
Phone: +351 21 923 7300
www.parquesdesintra.pt/en/parks-and-monuments/moorish-c...
Moorish Castle (portuguese: Castelo dos Mouros) is one of the highlights of Sintra not to be missed. The castle was built by the Moors from the 9th century onwards.
Taken by Christian forces from the Moors after the fall of Lisbon, it was an important strategic point during the Reconquista, and classified as a National Monument.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castle_of_the_Moors
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 38°47'33"N 9°23'21"W
- Sintra 1.7 km
- Quinta da Penha Longa 2.8 km
- Estoril 7.4 km
- Cabo da Roca (Cape of the Rock) 10 km
- Costa da Caparica 19 km
- Rio Judeu 29 km
- Sarilhos Grandes 38 km
- Vale da Rasca 49 km
- Águas de Moura 64 km
- Sagres Vilage 201 km
- Parque da Liberdade 0.5 km
- Vila Velha de Sintra 0.5 km
- Valley of the Lakes 0.6 km
- Park of Pena 0.8 km
- Hotel Tivoli Palácio de Seteais 5* 1 km
- Portela de Sintra 1.3 km
- Escola D. Carlos I 2 km
- Modelo Supermarket 3.4 km
- Sintra Mountains 4.8 km
- Rio de Mouro 5.4 km