Castle of Beja information

The Castle of Beja (Portuguese: Castelo de Beja) is a medieval castle in the civil parish of Beja, municipality of Beja, Portuguese district of Beja. This...

Beja District, its district Beja Airbase, the nearby military airbase Beja Airport, the nearby civilian airport Castle of Beja, the castle Convent of...

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...

of Serpa (Salvador e Santa Maria), in the municipality of Serpa, Portuguese district of Beja. Archeological evidence shows that prehistoric humans occupied...

civil parish in Alvito, municipality of Alvito, the Portuguese district of Beja. It is classified as a National Monument. 41°18′04″N 8°37′02″W / 41.30111°N...

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...

de Moinhos, in the municipality of Aljustrel, in the district of Beja. Dominating the mountaintop of the territory of the Baixo Alentejo, the walls that...

The Castle of Monsanto (Portuguese: Castelo de Monsanto) is a medieval castle located in the civil parish of Monsanto e Idanha-a-Velha, in the municipality...

Amador, in the municipality of Moura, in the district of Beja. The construction of the Moorish walls began in the middle of the 11th century and lasted...

of Mértola, in the Portuguese district of Beja. In 318 B.C., during the sequence of the invasion and sack of Tyre, by Alexander the Great, the Phoenicians...

Portugal’s castles were usually just a three-story keep with one or two rings of walls. New tower keeps were built like the one at Castle of Beja or the five-sided...

The Castle of Silves is a castle in the civil parish of Silves in the municipality of Silves in the Portuguese Algarve. It's believed that the first fortifications...

The Castle of Estremoz (Portuguese: Castelo de Estremoz) is a medieval castle in the civil parish of Santa Maria de Devassa, municipality of Estremoz,...

The Castle of Lagos is a medieval castle located in the municipality of Lagos, Portugal. Its walls surrounded the entire city of Lagos, providing the town...

(Assunção, Arronches) Castle of Aljustrel (Aljustrel e Rio de Moinhos, Aljustrel) Castle of Alvito (Alvito, Alvito) Castle of Beja (Beja (Santiago Maior e...

Arquivo de Beja Viana, Abel (1960), Notas Históricas, Arqueológicas e Etnográficas do Baixo Alentejo (in Portuguese), vol. XVI, Arquivo de Beja Gomes, Rosa...

Tomar Castle is a castle in Portugal, where it is classified as a national monument. The Convento de Cristo was built inside its walls. The castle was built...

castle in the civil parish and municipality of Barrancos, in the district of Beja. The settlement (sometimes referred to as Nodar or Noudall) was founded...

The Castle of Sesimbra, also known as Castle of the Moors, is a castle located in the town of Sesimbra, in the Setúbal District of Portugal. It was classified...

municipality of the same name, in the district of Beja. The castle is linked to the legendary battle of 1139, wherein D. Afonso Henriques defeated a superior...

murdered at the Castle of Beja. The rebellion was supported by the bourgeoisie but not by the aristocracy. Queen Leonor fled with the court of Lisbon and took...

The Castle of Portel (Portuguese: Castelo de Portel) is a medieval castle located in the municipality of Portel in the district of Evora in Portugal. Construction...

residential characteristics can be found in the castles of Beja, Estremoz and Bragança, while some later castles (15th century) became real palaces, like those...

Castelo de Alfaiates is a castle in Sabugal Municipality, Portugal. It is classified by IGESPAR as a Site of Public Interest. 40°23′25″N 6°54′42″W / 40...