Castle of Marvão
The Castle of Marvão is a well-preserved medieval castle located in the civil parish of Santa Maria de Marvão, in the municipality of Marvão, Portuguese district of Portalegre.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Castle
- Description: building in Marvão, Portalegre District, Portugal
- Also known as: “Castelo de Marvão”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Câmara Municipal de Marvão and Pelourinho de Marvão.
Câmara Municipal de Marvão
Public building
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Câmara Municipal de Marvão is a public building, which is situated 340 metres southeast of Castle of Marvão.
Pelourinho de Marvão
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pelourinho de Marvão is situated 470 metres southeast of Castle of Marvão.
Igreja de São Tiago (Marvão)
Church
Photo: Maria Helena Cardoso, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Igreja de São Tiago (Marvão) is a church, which is situated 510 metres southeast of Castle of Marvão.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Santo António das Areias and Beirã.
Santo António das Areias
Village
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Santo António das Areias is a village, which is situated 3½ km northeast of Castle of Marvão.
Beirã
Village
Photo: Pedro Paulo Palazzo, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Beirã is a village, which is situated 6 km north of Castle of Marvão.
Castelo de Vide
Castelo de Vide is a mountain village in Alentejo. In 2011, it had about 3,400 residents. The romantic character of the village of Castelo de Vide, associated with its gardens, abundance of vegetation, mild climate and proximity to the Serra de São Mamede, made it known as "Sintra do Alentejo".
Castle of Marvão
- Categories: cultural heritage, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Santa Maria de Marvão, Marvão, Portalegre District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
39.39711° or 39° 23′ 50″ northLongitude
-7.38° or 7° 22′ 48″ westElevation
845 metres (2,772 feet)Open location code
8CFJ9JW9+RXOpenStreetMap ID
node 372865739OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castle
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Ukrainian—“Castle of Marvão” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Մարվան (ամրոց)”
- Armenian: “Մարվան”
- Catalan: “Castell de Marvão”
- Chinese: “馬爾旺城堡”
- Chinese: “馬爾沃城堡”
- Czech: “hrad Marvão”
- Czech: “Marvão”
- Dutch: “Castelo de Marvão”
- Dutch: “Kasteel van Marvao”
- Dutch: “Kasteel van Marvão”
- French: “Château de Marvão”
- Galician: “Castelo de Marvão”
- German: “Castelo de Marvão”
- Japanese: “マルヴァオン城”
- Portuguese: “Castelo de Marvao”
- Portuguese: “Castelo de Marvão”
- Portuguese: “Muralhas de Marvão”
- Russian: “Крепость Марван”
- Russian: “Марван”
- Spanish: “Castillo de Marvao”
- Spanish: “Castillo de Marvão”
- Ukrainian: “Замок Марвау”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Castle of Marvão”. Photo: Elemaki, CC BY 3.0.