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.
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Castle of Portalegre ranks #6,574 of 9,035 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #118 of the 212 mapped in Portugal. Founded 1290, it is older than 63% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 1090 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.
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