Castelo de Montemor-o-Novo

The Castle of Montemor-o-Novo (Portuguese: Castelo de Montemor-o-Novo) is a Portuguese castle in the parish of Nossa Senhora da Vila, Nossa Senhora do Bispo e Silveiras, municipality of Montemor-o-Novo, district of Évora. The castle was built on the site of a possible Roman fort, which was probably destroyed during an invasion by the Almohad Caliphate. In 1203 Montemor-o-Novo was granted a charter so this is likely the time period when the castle was built, and then in 1310 Denis of Portugal further fortified the castle as did the mayor João de Bragança during the 14th century. It is classified as a National Monument since 1951.

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Castelo de Montemor-o-Novo ranks #4,797 of 8,133 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #69 of the 205 mapped in Portugal. Founded 1203, it is older than 77% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 860 atlas entries founded in the 13th century. 2 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Évora, 28 km away. It is one of the 48 landmarks on the atlas's regional map of the Alentejo. See how Portugal compares in the castle statistics.

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