Castle
Castelo de Monsaraz
🇵🇹 Portugal · 14th century
Castelo de Monsaraz is a castle in Reguengos de Monsaraz, Portugal. It is classified as a National Monument.
The construction works began after the Christian reconquest and extended for several reigns.
Looking to increase the population and its defense, King D. Afonso III began the construction of the new alcazar and its five square towers.
Text adapted from “Castelo de Monsaraz” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Castelo de Monsaraz ranks #3,030 of 3,691 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #44 of the 82 mapped in Portugal. Founded 1320, it is older than 64% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 220 atlas entries founded in the 14th century. See how Portugal compares in the castle statistics.
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