Castle
Castle of Alcantarilha
🇵🇹 Portugal
The Castle of Alcantarilha located in the civil parish of Alcantarilha within the Silves municipality of Portugal's Algarve region, is a medieval fortress. Now in ruins, this little-known monument was historically used to protect the local village and surrounding areas from attacks by North African pirates.
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Castle of Alcantarilha ranks #4,847 of 5,479 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #122 of the 132 mapped in Portugal. See how Portugal compares in the castle statistics.
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