Castle of Silves
The Castle of Silves is a castle in the civil parish of Silves in the municipality of Silves in the Portuguese Algarve. It's believed that the first fortifications were built upon a possible Lusitanian castro, by the Romans or Visigoths.
- Castle
- …lies at an elevation of 52 metres (171 feet)
- Description: castle in Portugal
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Silves Cathedral and Igreja da Misericórdia de Silves.
Igreja da Misericórdia de Silves
Church
Muralhas e Porta da Almedina de Silves
Photo: Weetjesman, Public domain.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Estômbar and Porches.
Estômbar
Town
Estômbar is a town in the civil parish… Estômbar is situated 6 km southwest of Castle of Silves.
Porches
Town
Porches is a civil parish/freguesia in the… Porches is situated 8 km southeast of Castle of Silves.
Parchal
Town
Castle of Silves
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Latitude
37.19061° or 37° 11′ 26″ north
Longitude
-8.43792° or 8° 26′ 17″ west
Open location code
8C9H5HR6+6R
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Ukrainian—“Castle of Silves” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Castell de Silves”
- Chinese: “錫爾維什城堡”
- Chinese: “锡尔维什城堡”
- Czech: “hrad Silves”
- Czech: “Silves”
- French: “château de Silves”
- French: “Château de Silves”
- Galician: “Castelo de Silves”
- German: “Burg von Silves”
- German: “Castello de Silves”
- German: “Castelo De Silves”
- Italian: “castello di Silves”
- Italian: “Castello di Silves”
- Polish: “Zamek w Silves”
- Portuguese: “Castelo de Silves”
- Portuguese: “Castelo e Cerca Urbana de Silves”
- Spanish: “Castillo de Silves”
- Thai: “ปราสาทซิลวึช”
- Turkish: “Silves Kalesi”
- Ukrainian: “Замок Сілвеша”
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