Towers, walls and some other buildings have survived to this day. And in a later period, until the 16th century, the castle was the residence of the king of Portugal. Here were the residences of the Crusaders, Moorish emirs, Romans and Visigoths.
The fortress was captured many times and changed owners. The castle was erected on a hill in the historic center of Lisbon. The terraces of the palace overlook the green valley, the medieval castle of the Moors in clear weather, you can even see the Bridge of April 25 and the Statue of Christ, and in cloudy weather, it feels like the palace is floating in the clouds. This is one of the most must-see places for a tourist in Lisbon, along with Sintra itself and its other attractions. Pena Palace is a national monument of Portugal, listed as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, as well as in the list of Seven Wonders of Portugal. This is the first palace built during the Romantic era in Europe. Pena National Palace, or Pena Castle, is located in Sintra, about 30 km from Lisbon. At the beginning of the 19th century, the fortress was destroyed and rebuilt. In the course of subsequent wars, he repeatedly passed from hand to hand, from Muslims to Christians. It was erected by the Moors during their conquests in the Iberian Peninsula. According to various assumptions, the castle was built in the 9th or 10th centuries. The fortress walls and towers are well preserved. Most are now ruins of works that were once magnificent, while others have been restored to become inns or museum spaces.
Many of these buildings are more imposing than beautiful, but all are remarkable. So here is a selection of the 20 most impressive castles or fortresses in Portugal, many of them built more than a millennium ago by the Moors, and others between the 12th and 15th centuries to defend the country from invasions from the other Iberian kingdoms. This was supposed to be a list of just ten castles, but in a country with hundreds of fortifications, that turned out to be impossible.
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