Castle of Alcoutim
The Castle of Alcoutim is a medieval castle built onto a prehistoric castro located in the civil parish of Alcoutim, municipality of the same name, in the Portuguese Algarve.- Type: Castle
- Description: building in Alcoutim, Faro District, Portugal
- Also known as: “(Old) Castle of Alcoutim” and “Old Castle of Alcoutim”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Castle of Alcoutim and Castillo de San Marcos.
Castle of Alcoutim
Castle
Photo: João Carvalho, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 Portugal. Castle of Alcoutim is situated 1¼ km south of Castle of Alcoutim.
Castillo de San Marcos
Castle
Photo: MiguelAngel fotografo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Castillo de San Marcos is a castle, which is situated 1 km southeast of Castle of Alcoutim.
Ermida de Santo António
Church
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sanlúcar de Guadiana and Alcoutim.
Sanlúcar de Guadiana
Village
Photo: MarioM, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sanlúcar de Guadiana is a localidad in the province of Huelva, Andalusia, Spain, situated near the Portugal–Spain border, 50 kilometres from the city of Huelva.
Alcoutim
Town
Alcoutim is a former civil parish, located in the municipality of Alcoutim, Algarve, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Alcoutim e Pereiro.
Puerto de la Laja
Hamlet
Photo: CorreiaPM, Public domain.
Puerto de la Laja is a hamlet, which is situated 5 km north of Castle of Alcoutim.
Castle of Alcoutim
- Categories: cultural heritage, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Alcoutim e Pereiro, Alcoutim, Faro District, Algarve, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
37.48079° or 37° 28′ 51″ northLongitude
-7.47215° or 7° 28′ 20″ westElevation
78 metres (256 feet)Operator
Sem afectaçãoOpen location code
8C9JFGJH+84OpenStreetMap ID
way 492293471OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleGeoNames ID
11468334Wikidata ID
Q5050362
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In Other Languages
From Galician to Spanish—“Castle of Alcoutim” goes by many names.
- Galician: “Antigo castelo de Alcoutim”
- Portuguese: “Castelo velho de Alcoutim”
- Portuguese: “Castelo Velho de Alcoutim”
- Portuguese: “Castro de Santa Bárbara”
- Spanish: “Castillo Viejo de Alcoutim”
- Spanish: “Castillo Viejo de Alcoutín”
- Spanish: “Castro de Santa Bárbara”
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