Castle
Castle of Penas Róias
🇵🇹 Portugal · 12th century
The Castle of Penas Roias (Portuguese: Castelo de Penas Roias) is a Portuguese medieval castle in the civil parish of Penas Roias, municipality of Mogadouro, in the Portuguese of district of Bragança.
The castle is a grand castle that stood upon a hill. From the castle walls, one can see other castles such as the Braganza Vimioso Castle, Castle of Miranda do Douro, the Castle of Rebordãos and the Castle of Outeiro.
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Castle of Penas Róias ranks #4,216 of 5,479 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #107 of the 132 mapped in Portugal. Founded 1166, it is older than 85% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 267 atlas entries founded in the 12th century. See how Portugal compares in the castle statistics.
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