Castle of São Jorge

São Jorge Castle, sometimes known in English as Saint George's Castle, is a historic castle in the capital of , located in the freguesia of Santa Maria Maior.
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  • Opening hours: 9:00 AM–9:00 PM
  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: Moorish castle in Lisbon, Portugal
  • Also known as: “Castelo de Sao Jorge”, “Castle of Saint George”, “Paço da Alcáçova”, “Paço de São Jorge”, “São Jorge Castle”, and “St. George’s Castle”
  • Address: Rua de Santa Cruz do Castelo, Lisboa, 1100-129

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Santa Justa Lift and Praça do Comércio.

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The , also called Carmo Lift… is situated 550 metres west of Castle of São Jorge.

Square
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The , more commonly known… is situated 750 metres south of Castle of São Jorge.

Square
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The King Pedro IV Square, popularly known as Rossio… is situated 510 metres west of Castle of São Jorge.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Baixa and Alfama.

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is a district in , .

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The is the oldest neighborhood of …

Suburb
is a former parish in the municipality of , Portugal.

Castle of São Jorge

Latitude
38.71393° or 38° 42′ 50″ north
Longitude
-9.1335° or 9° 8′ 1″ west
Elevation
90 metres (295 feet)
Wheelchair access
yes
Open location code
8CCGPV78+HJ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1382432568
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
6946686
Wiki­data ID
Q636780
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Castle of São Jorge” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “قلعة سانت جورج”
  • Basque: “San Jurgi gaztelua”
  • Belarusian: “Замак Святога Георгія”
  • Catalan: “Castell de Sant Jordi de Lisboa”
  • Chinese: “圣若热城堡”
  • Chinese: “聖喬治城堡”
  • Czech: “Hrad svatého Jiří”
  • Danish: “Castelo de São Jorge”
  • Dutch: “Castelo de São Jorge”
  • Estonian: “Castelo de São Jorge”
  • Finnish: “Castelo de São Jorge”
  • French: “château de Saint-Georges”
  • French: “Château de Saint-Georges”
  • French: “Château Saint-Georges”
  • Galician: “Castelo de San Xurxo de Lisboa”
  • German: “Castelo de São Jorge”
  • Greek: “Κάστρο Αγίου Γεωργίου”
  • Hebrew: “טירת סאו ז’ורז’ה”
  • Hebrew: “טירת סאו זורזה”
  • Indonesian: “Kastel São Jorge”
  • Indonesian: “Kastil São Jorge”
  • Italian: “Castello di San Giorgio”
  • Italian: “castello di São Jorge”
  • Italian: “Castello di São Jorge”
  • Japanese: “サン・ジョルジェ城”
  • Korean: “상 조르즈 성”
  • Korean: “상조르즈 성”
  • Korean: “상조르즈성”
  • Lithuanian: “Šv. Jurgio pilis”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Castelo de São Jorge”
  • Persian: “قلعه سائو جورج”
  • Polish: “Zamek św. Jerzego w Lizbonie”
  • Polish: “Zamek Świętego Jerzego w Lizbonie”
  • Portuguese: “Castelo de São Jorge”
  • Russian: “Замок Святого Георгия”
  • Russian: “Монумент Святого Георгия”
  • Slovenian: “Grad São Jorge”
  • Spanish: “Castillo de San Jorge de Lisboa”
  • Spanish: “Castillo de San Jorge”
  • Swedish: “Castelo de São Jorge”
  • Turkish: “São Jorge Kalesi”
  • Ukrainian: “Замок святого георгія”
  • Ukrainian: “Замок святого Георгія”
  • Ukrainian: “Замок Святого Георгія”
  • Vietnamese: “Lâu đài São Jorge”

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