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Castle of Abrantes

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Castle of Abrantes in Portugal
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The Castle of Abrantes (Portuguese: Fortaleza de Abrantes) overlooks the city of Abrantes, in the municipality of Abrantes in the district of Santarém, Ribatejo, divided between the two civil parishes of São João and São Vicente. It was part of the Reconquista fortifications that made up the Linha do Tejo (English: Tagus Line), a line of castles and outposts during the Middle Ages, recently integrated into a tourist region called the Região de Turismo dos Templários (English: Tourist Region of the Templars).

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Castle of Abrantes ranks #3,174 of 3,691 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #48 of the 82 mapped in Portugal. See how Portugal compares in the castle statistics.

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