Castle of the Moors

The Castle of the Moors (Portuguese: Castelo dos Mouros) is a hilltop medieval castle located in the central Portuguese civil parish of Santa Maria e Sao Miguel, in the municipality of Sintra. 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, part of the Sintra Cultural Landscape, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

  • Sintra
  • Castelo dos Mouros - The Moorish Castle
  • Castle Mouros in Sintra
  • Sintra
  • CASTELO DOS MOUROS, SINTRA - PORTUGAL
  • Moorish Castle above Sintra
  • Moorish castle
  • Castelo dos Mouros
  • Sintra: Castelo dos Mouros 2
  • Castelo dos Mouros (Moorish castle)
  • Castelo dos Mouros
  • Portugal - Sintra
  • Sintra - Castelo dos Mouros
  • Castelo dos Mouros
  • Sintra - Castelo dos Mouros [11.03.2007]
  • The second wall - Mouros, Sintra - A segunda muralha

Country:
Portugal
Rating:
10
Latitude:
38,7924764
Longitude:
-9,3892779
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