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Castle of Portalegre
🇵🇹 Portugal · 13th century
The Castle of Portalegre (Portuguese: Castelo de Portalegre) is a Portuguese medieval castle in the civil parish of Sé e São Lourenço, municipality of Portalegre, district of Portalegre.
It stands out over the older part of the town because of its imposing location over a higher area and because of the contrast between its dark walls and the prevailing whitewashed houses. It served chiefly as a defence of the frontier zone in front of Castile.
Text adapted from “Castle of Portalegre” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Castle of Portalegre ranks #6,120 of 8,133 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #116 of the 205 mapped in Portugal. Founded 1290, it is older than 66% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 860 atlas entries founded in the 13th century. 6 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Évora, 90 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.
View on the interactive castle map →Frequently asked questions
Where is Castle of Portalegre?
Castle of Portalegre stands in Portugal, at 39.2912°, -7.4308°.
When was Castle of Portalegre built?
The atlas dates its founding to 1290. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Castle of Portalegre?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #6,120 of 8,133 worldwide, and #116 in Portugal. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.
What is the nearest castle to Castle of Portalegre?
Castle of Alegrete, about 11 km away.
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