Portugal · 13th century
Castle of Alcoutim ranks #7,412 of 9,040 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #152 of the 212 mapped in Portugal. Founded c. 1250, it is older than 67% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 1091 atlas entries founded in the 13th century. See how Portugal compares in the castle statistics.
The Castle of Alcoutim (Portuguese: Castelo de Alcoutim) is a medieval castle in the civil parish of Alcoutim, in the municipality of the same name, in the southeastern Algarve of Portugal. Built in the 13th century, the castle stands in a dominant position on a hill south of the parish seat of Alcoutim on the right bank of the San Marcos River (tributary of the Guadiana River), opposite the territory of Sanlúcar de Guadiana (in Spain).
Text adapted from “Castle of Alcoutim” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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