Castle of Alcantarilha
The Castle of Alcantarilha is a medieval fortress and its remnant walls in Portugal, in the civil parish of Alcantarilha, municipality of Silves, in the Portuguese Algarve region of southwestern Iberia.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Casa da Coroa.
Casa da Coroa
Manor estate
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Casa da Coroa is a manor estate, which is situated 110 metres west of Castle of Alcantarilha.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Alcantarilha and Armação de Pêra.
Alcantarilha
Town
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Alcantarilha is a former civil parish in the municipality of Silves, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Alcantarilha e Pêra. With an area of 19.54 square kilometres the population of 2347 inhabitants is dispersed throughout the territory.
Armação de Pêra
Town
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Armação de Pêra is a town and Portuguese parish in the municipality of Silves. The population in 2011 was 4,867, in an area of 7.99 km2. The village used to be called Pêra de Baixo or Lower Pêra to distinguish it from the present Pêra, which was then named Pêra de Cima or Upper Pêra. Armação de Pêra is situated 3½ km southwest of Castle of Alcantarilha.
Guia
Village
Guia is a town and civil parish in the Portuguese municipality of Albufeira in the Algarve, 5 kilometres from the coast. The population in 2011 was 4,376, in an area of 26.80 km². Guia is situated 4 km east of Castle of Alcantarilha.
Castle of Alcantarilha
- Type: Castle
- Description: building in Silves, Faro District, Portugal
- Categories: cultural heritage, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Alcantarilha e Pêra, Silves, Faro District, Algarve, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Spanish—“Castle of Alcantarilha” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Castell d’Alcantarilha”
- Galician: “Castelo de Alcantarilha”
- Portuguese: “Castelo de alcantarilha”
- Portuguese: “Castelo de Alcantarilha”
- Spanish: “Castillo de Alcantarilha”
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