Castle of Aljezur
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. Excavations in the castle have discovered that the location was occupied during the Bronze and Iron Ages, while the parade grounds, habitational structures, and two silos date to the 12th and 13th centuries.Photo: GualdimG, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: Bextrel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Pillory of Aljezur and Câmara Municipal de Aljezur.
Pillory of Aljezur
Photo: Bextrel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Pillory of Aljezur is situated 350 metres northeast of Castle of Aljezur.
Câmara Municipal de Aljezur
Town hall
Photo: Vanbasten 23, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Câmara Municipal de Aljezur is a town hall, which is situated 520 metres east of Castle of Aljezur.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Arrifana and Rogil.
Arrifana
Neighborhood
Photo: Aleksandr Zykov, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Arrifana is a small parish and fishing village in the Faro District's Aljezur Municipality in the Barlavento Algarvio region of Portugal. It is situated near the border between the Aljezur and Alentejo regions on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean and is within the Costa Vicentina park. Arrifana is situated 6 km southwest of Castle of Aljezur.
Rogil
Village
Photo: Sacavem, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Rogil is a Portuguese civil parish in Aljezur Municipality. It lies within the Southwest Alentejo and Vicentine Coast Natural Park. The population in 2011 was 1,126, in an area of 34.96 km². Rogil is situated 6 km north of Castle of Aljezur.
Castle of Aljezur
- Type: Ruin
- Description: building in Aljezur, Faro District, Portugal
- Categories: castle, cultural heritage, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Aljezur, Faro District, Algarve, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Turkish—“Castle of Aljezur” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Castell d’Aljezur”
- Galician: “Castelo de Aljezur”
- Portuguese: “Castelo de aljezur”
- Portuguese: “Castelo de Aljezur”
- Spanish: “Castillo de Aljezur”
- Turkish: “Aljezur Kalesi”
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