Castle of Loulé
Castle of Loulé is a castle in the municipality of Loulé, in the Portuguese Algarve. Classified a National Monument, since 20 June 1924, three towers remain within the cordon of walls, the remnants of the town hall located within the structure.Photo: Lídia Maria Faria, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Castle
- Description: building in Loulé, Faro District, Portugal
- Also known as: “Castelo de Loule” and “Castelo de Loulé”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Town hall and Mercado Municipal de Loulé.
Mercado Municipal de Loulé
Marketplace
Photo: CTHOE, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mercado Municipal de Loulé is a marketplace, which is situated 200 metres southeast of Castle of Loulé.
Igreja matriz de Loulé
Church
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Igreja matriz de Loulé is a church, which is situated 250 metres south of Castle of Loulé.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Santa Bárbara de Nexe and Querença.
Santa Bárbara de Nexe
Village
Santa Bárbara de Nexe is a village and civil parish in the Portuguese municipality of Faro on the southern Algarve region. The population in 2011 was 4,116, in an area of 38.22 km². It is located a few kilometers from both the cities of Loulé and Faro. Santa Bárbara de Nexe is situated 7 km southeast of Castle of Loulé.
Querença
Village
Querença is a former civil parish in the municipality of Loulé, eastern Algarve, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Querença, Tôr e Benafim. Querença is situated 7 km northeast of Castle of Loulé.
Castle of Loulé
- Categories: cultural heritage, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Loulé (São Sebastião), Loulé, Faro District, Algarve, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Turkish—“Castle of Loulé” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Castelo de Loulé”
- French: “château de Loulé”
- French: “Château de Loulé”
- Polish: “Zamek w Loulé”
- Portuguese: “Castelo de Loule”
- Portuguese: “Castelo de loulé”
- Portuguese: “Castelo de Loulé”
- Turkish: “Loulé Kalesi”
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