Portugal
Castle of Ouguela ranks #7,533 of 9,040 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #159 of the 212 mapped in Portugal. 6 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Évora, 94 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.
The Castle of Ouguela (Portuguese: Castelo de Ouguela) is a medieval castle erected in the civil parish of São João Baptista, municipality of Campo Maior, in the Portuguese district of Portalegre. It is classified by IGESPAR as a Site of Public Interest.
Built on an escarpment, the castle dominates the village on the left bank of Abrilongo riverside, near its confluence with the Xévora river. Rebuilt by King Dinis (1279–1325), the castle received bulwark walls during the reign of King John IV (1640–1656). Its walls resembled the Spanish fortification of Alburquerque. It currently is a member of the Tourism-Promotion Plains Area.
Text adapted from “Castle of Ouguela” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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