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Castle of Avis

🇵🇹 Portugal · 13th century

Castle of Avis in Portugal
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The Castle of Avis (Portuguese: Castelo de Avis) is a Portuguese medieval castle in civil parish of Avis, in the municipality of the same name, in the Alentejo district of Portalegre.

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Castle of Avis ranks #3,235 of 3,691 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #57 of the 82 mapped in Portugal. Founded 1211, it is older than 79% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 356 atlas entries founded in the 13th century. See how Portugal compares in the castle statistics.

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