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Castles in Portugal
132 landmarks in the Castlemap atlas — every one on the interactive map.
See them on the map →The most famous castle in Portugal is Belém Tower, ranked #34 of 7,051 in the world — followed by Pena Palace and Castle of Saint George.
The Castlemap atlas charts 90 castles, 27 fortresses, 10 palaces & châteaux and 5 ruins in Portugal. They span more than 20 centuries — from Castle of Saint George (founded c. 150 BC) to Fort of Sacavém (1892). Every one is plotted with its photo, founding date and story on the interactive castle map of Portugal.
All 132 castles in Portugal
- Belém Tower
Fortress · 16th century · #34 worldwide · #1 in Portugal
Belém Tower, officially the Tower of Saint Vincent, is a 16th-century fortification located in Lisbon, Portugal, which served as a point of…
- Pena Palace
Palace & château · 19th century · #111 worldwide · #2 in Portugal
The Pena Palace is a Romanticist palace in São Pedro de Penaferrim, in the municipality of Sintra, on the Portuguese Riviera.
- Castle of Saint George
Castle · 2nd century BC · #175 worldwide · #3 in Portugal
São Jorge Castle, sometimes known in English as Saint George's Castle, is a historic castle in the Portuguese capital of Lisbon, located in the…
- Quinta da Regaleira
Palace & château · 17th century · #301 worldwide · #4 in Portugal
Quinta da Regaleira [ˈkĩtɐ ðɐ ˈʁɨɣɐlɐjɾɐ] is a quinta constructed from 1904 to '10 and located near the historic centre of Sintra, Portugal.
- Palace of Mafra
Palace & château · 18th century · #348 worldwide · #5 in Portugal
The Palace of Mafra, also known as the Palace-Convent of Mafra and the Royal Building of Mafra, is a monumental Baroque and Neoclassical…
- Sintra National Palace
Palace & château · 14th century · #393 worldwide · #6 in Portugal
The Palace of Sintra, also called Town Palace, is located in the town of Sintra, in the Lisbon District of Portugal.
- Palace of Queluz
Palace & château · 18th century · #7 in Portugal
The Palace of Queluz is an 18th-century palace located at Queluz, a city of the Sintra Municipality, in the Lisbon District, on the Portuguese…
- Castle of the Moors
Castle · 7th century · #8 in Portugal
The Castle of the Moors is a hilltop medieval castle located in the central Portuguese civil parish of Santa Maria e São Miguel, in the municipality…
- Belém Palace
Palace & château · 18th century · #9 in Portugal
The Belém Palace, officially the National Palace of Belém, is the current official residence of the president of Portugal, the head of state of…
- Castle of Guimarães
Castle · #10 in Portugal
The Castle of Guimarães is the principal medieval castle in the municipality Guimarães, in the northern region of Portugal.
- Palace of Ajuda
Palace & château · 18th century · #11 in Portugal
The Palace of Ajuda is a neoclassical monument in the civil parish of Ajuda in the city of Lisbon, central Portugal.
- São Bento Palace
Palace & château · 16th century · #12 in Portugal
The São Bento Palace is the seat of the Assembly of the Republic, the parliament of Portugal. It is located in the Estrela district of Lisbon.
- Ribeira Palace
Ruin · 15th century · #13 in Portugal
Ribeira Palace was the main residence of the Kings of Portugal, in Lisbon, for around 250 years.
- Monserrate Palace
Palace & château · 19th century · #14 in Portugal
The Monserrate Palace is a palatial villa located near Sintra, the traditional summer resort of the Portuguese court in the foothills overlooking the…
- Castle of Óbidos
Castle · 12th century · #15 in Portugal
The Castle of Óbidos is a well preserved medieval castle located in the civil parish of Santa Maria, São Pedro e Sobral da Lagoa, in the Portuguese…
- Castle of Almourol
Castle · 12th century · #16 in Portugal
The Castle of Almourol is a medieval castle atop the islet of Almourol in the middle of the Tagus River, located in the civil parish of Praia do…
- Fortaleza de Sagres
Fortress · 15th century · #17 in Portugal
The Fortress of Sagres, also known as Castle of Sagres or Fort of Sagres, is a military structure, located near the Sagres freguesia, in the…
- Castle of Silves
Castle · #18 in Portugal
The Castle of Silves is a castle in the civil parish of Silves in the municipality of Silves in the Portuguese Algarve.
- Mateus Palace
Palace & château · 18th century · #19 in Portugal
The Mateus Palace is a palace located in the civil parish of Mateus, municipality of Vila Real, Portugal.
- Castle of Marvão
Castle · #20 in Portugal
The Castle of Marvão is a well-preserved medieval castle located in the civil parish of Santa Maria de Marvão, in the municipality of Marvão,…
- Castelo de Tomar
Castle · #21 in Portugal
Tomar Castle is a national monument in the Santarém District of Portugal. Built on a hill above the town of Tomar and the river Nabão on land donated…
- Nossa Senhora da Graça Fort
Fortress · 18th century · #22 in Portugal
The Nossa Senhora da Graça Fort, officially Conde de Lippe Fort and known historically as La Lippe, is a fort in the village of Alcáçova, about 1…
- Castle of Bragança
Castle · #23 in Portugal
The Castle of Bragança is a well-preserved medieval castle located in the historic center of the city of Bragança, district of Bragança, Portugal.
- Castle of Leiria
Castle · #24 in Portugal
The Castle of Leiria is a medieval castle in the civil parish of Leiria, Pousos, Barreira e Cortes, municipality of Leiria, Beira Litoral.
- Fort of São João Baptista Berlengas
Fortress · 16th century · #25 in Portugal
The Fort of São João Baptista das Berlengas, or simply known as the Fort of the Berlengas, is located off western coast of Portugal, on the largest…
- Castle of Santa Maria da Feira
Castle · #26 in Portugal
The Castle of Santa Maria da Feira is a Portuguese castle in the municipality of Santa Maria da Feira, district of Aveiro.
- Castle of Paderne
Castle · 12th century · #27 in Portugal
The Castle of Paderne is an ancient fortification located in the civil parish of Paderne, municipality of Albufeira, in the Portuguese Algarve.
- Fort of São Francisco do Queijo
Fortress · 17th century · #28 in Portugal
The Fort of São Francisco Xavier, commonly known as the 'Castelo do Queijo', is a fortification situated on the coast of the civil parish of…
- Forte da Ínsua
Fortress · #29 in Portugal
The Fort Nossa Senhora da Ínsua, also known as Ínsua Fort, is located on Ínsua de Santo Isidro, in the parish of União das Freguesias de Moledo e…
- Castle of Elvas
Castle · 13th century · #30 in Portugal
The Castle of Elvas is a medieval military fortification in Portugal, in the civil parish of Alcáçova, municipality of Elvas, part of a first line of…
- Peniche Fortress
Fortress · 16th century · #31 in Portugal
The Peniche Fortress is located in the municipality of Peniche in Oeste region of Portugal.
- Fortaleza de São Tiago
Fortress · 17th century · #32 in Portugal
The Fort of São Tiago is a historic military fort located in the historical centre of Funchal, Madeira.
- Castle of Beja
Castle · 14th century · #33 in Portugal
The Castle of Beja is a medieval castle in the civil parish of Beja, municipality of Beja, Portuguese district of Beja.
- Castle of Monsanto
Castle · #34 in Portugal
The Castle of Monsanto is a medieval castle located in the civil parish of Monsanto e Idanha-a-Velha, in the municipality of Idanha-a-Nova,…
- Fort of São João Baptista
Fortress · 16th century · #35 in Portugal
The Fortress of São João Baptista, also known as the Fort of São Filipe or Fort of Monte Brasil is a historic fortress and defensive emplacement,…
- Castelo de Monsaraz
Castle · 14th century · #36 in Portugal
Castelo de Monsaraz is a castle in Reguengos de Monsaraz, Portugal. It is classified as a National Monument.
- Castle of Lanhoso
Castle · #37 in Portugal
The Castle of Lanhoso is a medieval castle located in civil parish of Póvoa de Lanhoso, municipality of Póvoa de Lanhoso, Portuguese district of…
- Castle of Almeida
Ruin · 17th century · #38 in Portugal
The Castle/Fortress of Almeida is a fortress/castle situated in the civil parish of Almeida, in the municipality of Almeida in the Portuguese…
- Castelo de São Filipe
Castle · 16th century · #39 in Portugal
The Fort of São Filipe de Setúbal, also referred to as the São Filipe Castle or the São Filipe Fortress, is in the city of Setúbal in the Setúbal…
- Castle of Noudar
Castle · #40 in Portugal
The Castle of Noudar is a Portuguese medieval castle in the civil parish and municipality of Barrancos, in the district of Beja.
- Castle of Pombal
Castle · 12th century · #41 in Portugal
The Castle of Pombal is a medieval castle in the civil parish of Pombal, municipality of the same name in the district of Leiria in the Centre region…
- Castle of Mértola
Castle · #42 in Portugal
The Castle of Mértola is a well-preserved medieval castle located in the civil parish and municipality of Mértola, in the Portuguese district of Beja.
- Castle of Castelo Branco
Castle · 13th century · #43 in Portugal
The Castle of Castelo Branco is a Portuguese medieval castle in civil parish of Castelo Branco, in the municipality of the same name, in the Centro…
- Castle of Castelo Rodrigo
Castle · #44 in Portugal
The Castle of Castelo Rodrigo is a medieval castle in the civil parish of Castelo Rodrigo in the municipality of Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo,…
- Castle of Castro Marim
Castle · #45 in Portugal
The Castle of Castro Marim is a medieval castle on a hilltop overlooking the civil parish of Castro Marim, in the municipality of the same name, in…
- Fort of São Julião da Barra
Fortress · 16th century · #46 in Portugal
The Fort of São Julião da Barra is the largest and most complete military defence complex in the Vauban style remaining in Portugal.
- Fort of Santo António de Belixe
Fortress · #47 in Portugal
The Fort of Santo António de Belixe, which is also referred to as the Fortress of Beliche, is located on Cape St. Vincent in the parish of Sagres,…
- Fortificações da Praça de Valença do Minho
Castle · #48 in Portugal
Building in Valença, Viana do Castelo District, Portugal
- Castle of Campo Maior
Castle · 14th century · #49 in Portugal
The Castle of Campo Maior is a medieval military fortification, in the civil parish of São João Bapista, municipality of Campo Maior, part of a first…
- Fort of São João do Arade
Fortress · 16th century · #50 in Portugal
The Fort of São João do Arade, sometimes referred to as the Castle of Arade, is a medieval fortification situated in the civil parish of Ferragudo in…
- Castle of Castro Laboreiro
Ruin · #51 in Portugal
The Castle of Castro Laboreiro is a Portuguese castle in civil parish of Castro Laboreiro, in the municipality of Melgaço.
- Castelo de Montemor-o-Novo
Castle · 13th century · #52 in Portugal
The Castle of Montemor-o-Novo is a Portuguese castle in the parish of Nossa Senhora da Vila, Nossa Senhora do Bispo e Silveiras, municipality of…
- Castle of Belver
Castle · 12th century · #53 in Portugal
The Castle of Belver is a Portuguese castle in the civil parish of Belver, municipality of Gavião, district of Portalegre, in central Portugal.
- Castro da Cola
Castle · #54 in Portugal
Castle of Cola is an Iron Age residence and Islamic redoubt in the Portuguese Alentejo, classified as a National Monument.
- Castelo de Palmela
Castle · 2nd century · #55 in Portugal
Castle of Palmela is a castle in Portugal. It is classified as a National Monument.
- Castle of Estremoz
Castle · #56 in Portugal
The Castle of Estremoz is a medieval castle in the civil parish of Santa Maria de Devassa, municipality of Estremoz, Portuguese district of Évora.
- Castle of Abrantes
Castle · #57 in Portugal
The Castle of Abrantes overlooks the city of Abrantes, in the municipality of Abrantes in the district of Santarém, Ribatejo, divided between the two…
- Castle of Evoramonte
Castle · 12th century · #58 in Portugal
The Castle of Evoramonte, alternately spelled Évora Monte or Évoramonte, is a Portuguese castle in the civil parish of Evoramonte, municipality of…
- Castle of Arnóia
Castle · #59 in Portugal
The Castle of Arnóia, also known as the Castle of Arnoia, the Castle of the Moors or the Castle of Moreira, is a castle located in the civil parish…
- Castle of Vila Viçosa
Castle · #60 in Portugal
Castle of Vila Viçosa is a castle located in the civil parish of Nossa Senhora da Conceição e São Bartolomeu, in the municipality of Vila Viçosa, in…
- Fort of São Miguel Arcanjo
Fortress · 16th century · #61 in Portugal
The Fort of São Miguel Arcanjo is situated in Nazaré, Oeste region of Portugal.
- Castle of Avis
Castle · 13th century · #62 in Portugal
The Castle of Avis is a Portuguese medieval castle in civil parish of Avis, in the municipality of the same name, in the Alentejo district of…
- Castle of Arraiolos
Castle · #63 in Portugal
The Castle of Arraiolos is a medieval castle in the civil parish of Arraiolos, municipality of Arraiolos, in the Portuguese district of Évora.
- Castle of Lindoso
Castle · #64 in Portugal
The Castle of Lindoso is a medieval castle in the civil parish of Lindoso, municipality of Ponte da Barca, in the Portuguese district of Viana do…
- Castle of Soure
Castle · #65 in Portugal
The Castle of Soure is a Portuguese castle in the civil parish of Soure, municipality of Soure, district of Coimbra.
- Castle of Alcácer do Sal
Castle · #66 in Portugal
The Castle of Alcácer do Sal is a medieval castle located in the civil parish of Alcácer do Sal e Santa Susana, in the municipality of Alcácer do…
- Castelo de Sesimbra
Castle · #67 in Portugal
The Castle of Sesimbra, also known as Castle of the Moors, is a castle located in the town of Sesimbra, in the Setúbal District of Portugal.
- Castle of Serpa
Castle · 13th century · #68 in Portugal
The Castle of Serpa is a medieval castle located in the civil parish of Serpa, in the municipality of Serpa, Portuguese district of Beja.
- Castle of Alvito
Castle · #69 in Portugal
Castle of Alvito is a medieval castle in the civil parish in Alvito, municipality of Alvito, the Portuguese district of Beja.
- Sabugal Castle
Castle · #70 in Portugal
The Sabugal Castle is a castle in the city of Sabugal, near the Côa river, in central Portugal.
- Castle of Alter do Chão
Castle · 14th century · #71 in Portugal
The Castle of Alter do Chão is a medieval castle in civil parish of Alter do Chão, municipality of Alter do Chão, in the district of Portalegre.
- Castelo de Penedono
Castle · #72 in Portugal
The Castle of Penedono is a medieval castle located in the civil parish of Penedono e Granja, in the municipality of Penedono, Portuguese district of…
- Castle of Aljezur
Castle · 12th century · #73 in Portugal
The Castle of Aljezur is a medieval castle founded in the parish of Aljezur, in the municipality of the same name overlooking the Aljezur River .
- Forte de Santa Luzia
Fortress · 17th century · #74 in Portugal
Fort Santa Luzia is located in Alentejo, in the city of Elvas, district of Portalegre, in Portugal.
- Castle of Alandroal
Castle · #75 in Portugal
The Castle of Alandroal is a medieval castle in the civil parish of Alandroal, São Brás dos Matos e Juromenha, municipality of Alandroal, Portuguese…
- Castle of Ourém
Castle · #76 in Portugal
The Ourém Castle is a Portuguese castle in Ourém, Santarém. It has been listed as a National monument since 1910.
- Castle of Loulé
Castle · #77 in Portugal
Castle of Loulé is a castle in the municipality of Loulé, in the Portuguese Algarve.
- Castle of Alegrete
Castle · 12th century · #78 in Portugal
The Castle of Alegrete is a Portuguese medieval castle in the civil parish of Alegrete, in the municipality of Portalegre, in the district of the…
- Forte de Milfontes
Fortress · 17th century · #79 in Portugal
Fort São Clemente or Fort St. Clement, also known as the Castle or Fort of Vila Nova de Milfontes, is located in the town and parish of Vila Nova de…
- Castelo de Santiago do Cacém
Castle · #80 in Portugal
Castelo de Santiago do Cacém is a castle in the municipality of Santiago do Cacém, Portugal. It is classified as a national monument.
- Castelo de Juromenha
Castle · #81 in Portugal
Castle of Juromenha is a castle in Portugal located in Juromenha, Alentejo region. It is classified by IGESPAR as a Site of Public Interest.
- Castle of Redondo
Castle · 14th century · #82 in Portugal
The Castle of Redondo is a medieval castle located in the civil parish of Redondo, in the municipality of Redondo, Portuguese Évora.
- Castle of Castelo de Vide
Castle · #83 in Portugal
The Castle of Castelo Vide is a medieval castle in the civil parish of Santa Maria da Devassa, municipality of Castelo de Vide, Portuguese district…
- Castle of Portel
Castle · 13th century · #84 in Portugal
The Castle of Portel is a medieval castle located in the municipality of Portel in the district of Evora in Portugal.
- Castle of Castelo Mendo
Castle · #85 in Portugal
Castelo de Castelo Mendo is a castle in Almeida, Portugal. The castle stands at an altitude of 762 meters above the Côa River, and has been…
- Castle of Viana do Alentejo
Castle · 14th century · #86 in Portugal
The Castle of Viana do Alentejo is a gothic castle constructed during the reconquest and settlement of the central region of the Portuguese Alentejo,…
- Castle of Miranda do Douro
Castle · #87 in Portugal
The Castle of Miranda do Douro is a Portuguese medieval castle in the civil parish of Miranda do Douro, in the municipality of the same name, in the…
- Castle of Belmonte
Castle · #88 in Portugal
The Castle of Belmonte is a medieval castle located in the municipality of Belmonte, Castelo Branco district in Portugal.
- Castle of Terena
Castle · 13th century · #89 in Portugal
The Castle of Terena is a castle in the civil parish of Terena in the municipality of Alandroal in the Portuguese subregion of Alentejo Central.
- Castle of Lousa
Castle · #90 in Portugal
Castelo da Lousa is a castle located in Mourão, Évora. It is classified as a national monument of Portugal since 1970.
- Fort of Consolation Beach
Fortress · 17th century · #91 in Portugal
The Fort Nossa Senhora da Consolação, also known as Fort of Consolação Beach is located on the Atlantic coast of Portugal in the parish of Atouguia…
- Castle of Portalegre
Castle · 13th century · #92 in Portugal
The Castle of Portalegre is a Portuguese medieval castle in the civil parish of Sé e São Lourenço, municipality of Portalegre, district of Portalegre.
- Castle of Penamacor
Castle · 12th century · #93 in Portugal
The Castle of Penamacor is a medieval castle located in the civil parish of Penamacor, in the municipality of Penamacor, Portuguese district of…
- Fortress of Cacela
Fortress · 18th century · #94 in Portugal
The Fortress of Cacela (Portuguese: Fortaleza de Cacela also known as Fort Cavaleiros de Santiago (Portuguese: Fortaleza dos Cavaleiros de Santiago…
- Fort of São Sebastião de Caparica
Fortress · #95 in Portugal
The Fort of São Sebastião de Caparica also known as the Tower of São Sebastião or Fortress of the Old Tower is a medieval fortification located in…
- Castle of Amieira do Tejo
Castle · 14th century · #96 in Portugal
The Amieira do Tejo Castle is a Portuguese castle in the civil parish of Amieira do Tejo, municipality of Nisa, in the antique district of…
- Castle of Vinhais
Castle · #97 in Portugal
The Castle of Vinhais is a medieval castle located in the civil parish of Vinhais, municipality of Vinhais, Portuguese district of Bragança.
- Forte de São Sebastião (Angra do Heroísmo)
Fortress · #98 in Portugal
Forte de São Sebastião, also referred to as Castelo de São Sebastião or simply Castelinho, is a fort located in the port of Pipas, parish of Nossa…
- Castle of Senhora da Luz
Castle · #99 in Portugal
The Fort Nossa Senhora da Luz, also known locally as Castle of Senhora da Luz is a fort in the civil parish of Luz, municipality of Lagos in the…
- Castle of Vila Nova de Cerveira
Castle · #100 in Portugal
The Castle of Vila Nova de Cerveira is a medieval castle located in the civil parish of Vila Nova de Cerveira e Lovelhe, in the municipality of Vila…
- Castelo de Nisa
Castle · #101 in Portugal
Castelo de Nisa is a castle in Portugal. It is classified as a National Monument.
- Castle of Marialva
Castle · #102 in Portugal
The Castle of Marialva is a Portuguese castle in Mêda, Guarda. It has been listed as a National monument since 1978.
- Castle of Algoso
Castle · 13th century · #103 in Portugal
The Castle of Algoso is a medieval castle in the civil parish of Algoso, Campo de Víboras e Uva, municipality of Vimioso, in the Portuguese district…
- Castle of Mourão
Castle · #104 in Portugal
The Castle of Mourão is a well-preserved castle in the town of Mourão, Portugal. It is classified by IGESPAR as a Site of Public Interest.
- Castle of Numão
Castle · #105 in Portugal
The Castle of Numão is a medieval castle in the civil parish of Numão, municipality of Vila Nova de Foz Côa, in the Portuguese district of Guarda.
- Castle of Linhares
Castle · 11th century · #106 in Portugal
The Castle of Linhares is a medieval castle in the civil parish of Linhares, municipality of Celorico da Beira, in the Portuguese district of Guarda.
- Fortress of Saint James of Sesimbra
Fortress · 17th century · #107 in Portugal
The Fortress of Saint James of Sesimbra is a fortress located in the parish of Santiago in the coastal town and municipality of Sesimbra, in the…
- Castle of Melgaço
Castle · 12th century · #108 in Portugal
The Castle of Melgaço is located in Vila parish, Melgaço municipality, Viana do Castelo district, in Portugal.
- Fort of Santa Cruz
Fortress · 16th century · #109 in Portugal
Fort of Santa Cruz, is a 16th-century fortification located in the civil parish of Angústias, municipality of Horta, on the island of Faial in the…
- Castle of Pinhel
Castle · #110 in Portugal
The Castle of Pinhel is a Portuguese castle in the civil parish of Pinhel, in the municipality of Pinhel, central-eastern district of Guarda.
- Castle of Trancoso
Castle · #111 in Portugal
Castelo de Trancoso is a castle in Portugal. It is classified as a National Monument.
- Fort of Santiago do Outão
Fortress · 16th century · #112 in Portugal
The Fort of Santiago do Outão is a former coastal military installation in Setúbal, Portugal that is currently the site of the Hospital Ortopédico…
- Castle of Monforte (Chaves)
Castle · #113 in Portugal
The Castle of Monforte, also referred to as Castelo de Monforte de Rio Livre, is a medieval castle located in the Águas Frias parish, Monforte de…
- Castle of Carrazeda (ruins)
Ruin · #114 in Portugal
The Castle of Carrazeda de Ansiães, normally shortened to Castle of Ansiães, is a medieval castle in the civil parish of Lavandeira, municipality of…
- Castle of Alcoutim
Castle · 13th century · #115 in Portugal
The Castle of Alcoutim is a medieval castle in the civil parish of Alcoutim, in the municipality of the same name, in the southeastern Algarve of…
- Castle of Torres Novas
Castle · #116 in Portugal
The Castle of Torres Novas is a medieval castle in the civil parish of Torres Novas, Lapas e Ribeira Branca, municipality of Torres Novas, Portuguese…
- Castle of Mogadouro
Castle · 12th century · #117 in Portugal
The Castle of Mogadouro is a medieval castle located in the civil parish of Mogadouro, Valverde, Vale de Porco e Vilar de Rei, in the municipality of…
- Forte de São Sebastião (Castro Marim)
Fortress · #118 in Portugal
The Fort São Sebastião of Castro Marim is located in the village, parish and municipality of Castro Marim, in the District of Faro, in Portugal.
- Castle of Santo Estêvão
Castle · #119 in Portugal
The Castle of Santo Estêvão is a medieval castle located in the civil parish of Santo Estêvão, municipality of Chaves, in the Portuguese district of…
- Castle of Ouguela
Castle · #120 in Portugal
The Castle of Ouguela is a medieval castle erected in the civil parish of São João Baptista, municipality of Campo Maior, in the Portuguese district…
- Castelo de Longroiva
Castle · #121 in Portugal
Castelo de Longroiva is a castle in Portugal. It is classified as a National Monument.
- Fort of Sacavém
Fortress · 19th century · #122 in Portugal
The Redoubt of Mount Cintra, commonly known as the Fort of Sacavém, is located in the town of Sacavém in the municipality of Loures in the Lisbon…
- Castle of Freixo de Espada-à-Cinta
Castle · #123 in Portugal
The Castle of Freixo de Espada à Cinta is located in the civil parish of Freixo de Espada à Cinta e Mazouco, municipality of Freixo de Espada à…
- Castle of Castelo Bom
Castle · 13th century · #124 in Portugal
The Castle of Castelo Bom is a medieval castle in the civil parish of Castelo Bom, municipality of the Almeida in the district of Guarda in the…
- Castle of Alcantarilha
Ruin · #125 in Portugal
The Castle of Alcantarilha located in the civil parish of Alcantarilha within the Silves municipality of Portugal's Algarve region, is a medieval…
- Castle of Valongo
Castle · #126 in Portugal
The Castle of Valongo is a well-preserved medieval castle located in the civil parish of Nossa Senhora de Machede, in the municipality of Évora,…
- Castle of Penas Róias
Castle · 12th century · #127 in Portugal
The Castle of Penas Roias is a Portuguese medieval castle in the civil parish of Penas Roias, municipality of Mogadouro, in the Portuguese of…
- Fort of Arrifana
Fortress · 17th century · #128 in Portugal
The Fort of Arrifana, or Fortress of Arrifana,) is situated on the Vicentine Coast of the Algarve region of Portugal, on a promontory close to the…
- Fort of Paimogo
Fortress · 17th century · #129 in Portugal
The Fort of Paimogo, also known as the Fort of Our Lady of the Angels of Paimogo, stands in a dominant position on Paimogo beach near the town of…
- Fortaleza do Outeiro
Castle · #130 in Portugal
The Castle Hill of Miranda, also known as the Fortress Hill, is a medieval castle located in the village of Outeiro in the district of Bragança,…
- Castelo de Oleiros
Castle · #131 in Portugal
Oleiros Castle is a medieval castle located closed to Urrós, civil parish of Mogadouro, Valverde, Vale de Porco e Vilar de Rei, municipality of…
- Fort of São Teodósio da Ponta do Cavalo
Fortress · 17th century · #132 in Portugal
The Fort of São Teodósio da Ponta do Cavalo is a coastal fort located in a dominant position at the extreme west of the Bay of Sesimbra in the…
Frequently asked questions
How many castles are in Portugal?
The Castlemap atlas maps 132 landmarks (90 castles · 27 fortresses · 10 palaces & châteaux · 5 ruins) in Portugal — a curated selection of well-documented landmarks from Wikidata, not a count of every fortification ever built.
What is the most famous castle in Portugal?
Belém Tower, ranked #34 of 7,051 worldwide in the atlas's fame ranking, founded in the 16th century.
What is the oldest castle in Portugal?
The oldest dated landmark in the atlas in Portugal is Castle of Saint George, founded c. 150 BC. Earlier structures may have existed — this is the oldest with a documented founding year.
See also: the most famous castle in every country · the oldest in every country · medieval castles · castle statistics.
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