Castle
Torre de Lapela
🇵🇹 Portugal · 14th century
The Tower of Lapela is located next to the River Minho, in the parish of Troporiz e Lapela, municipality of Monção, district of Viana do Castelo, in Portugal.
It constituted the keep of the former Castle of Lapela, and is today all that remains of it.
The Tower of Lapela has been classified as a national monument since 1910.
Machine-translated from “Torre de Lapela” on the Portuguese Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Torre de Lapela ranks #7,171 of 7,738 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #196 of the 200 mapped in Portugal. Founded c. 1350, it is older than 57% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 582 atlas entries founded in the 14th century. 7 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Viana do Castelo, 47 km away. See how Portugal compares in the castle statistics.
View on the interactive castle map →Frequently asked questions
Where is Torre de Lapela?
Torre de Lapela stands in Portugal, at 42.05644°, -8.53806°.
When was Torre de Lapela built?
The atlas dates its founding to c. 1350. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Torre de Lapela?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #7,171 of 7,738 worldwide, and #196 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 Torre de Lapela?
Salvaterra Castle, about 4 km away.
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