Castle of Campo Maior
The Castle of Campo Maior is a medieval military fortification, in the civil parish of São João Bapista, municipality of Campo Maior, part of a first line of defense in the Portuguese Alentejo, oriented towards Spain, in conjunction with the military forts of Ouguela, Elvas, Olivença and Juromenha.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Nmmacedo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Capela dos Ossos and Convento e Igreja de Santo António.
Capela dos Ossos
Church
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Capela dos Ossos is a church, which is situated 260 metres northeast of Castle of Campo Maior.
Convento e Igreja de Santo António
Church
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Convento e Igreja de Santo António is a church, which is situated 190 metres southeast of Castle of Campo Maior.
Câmara Municipal de Campo Maior
Town hall
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Câmara Municipal de Campo Maior is a town hall, which is situated 290 metres northeast of Castle of Campo Maior.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nossa Senhora da Graça dos Degolados.
Nossa Senhora da Graça dos Degolados
Village
Photo: Jojo.pedreira, Public domain.
Nossa Senhora da Graça dos Degolados is a village, which is situated 7 km northwest of Castle of Campo Maior.
Castle of Campo Maior
- Type: Castle
- Description: medieval military fortification in Portugal
- Categories: cultural heritage, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: São João Baptista, Campo Maior, Portalegre District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
39.01097° or 39° 0′ 40″ northLongitude
-7.07189° or 7° 4′ 19″ westOperator
DRCAlentejo, Portaria n.º 829/2009, DR, 2.ª série, n.º 163 de 24 agosto 2009Open location code
8CFJ2W6H+96OpenStreetMap ID
way 157033164OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q5050370
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Spanish—“Castle of Campo Maior” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “قلعة كامبو مايور”
- French: “Château de Campo Maior”
- Galician: “Castelo de Campo Maior”
- Polish: “Zamek w Campo Maior”
- Portuguese: “Castelo de Campo Maior”
- Portuguese: “Fortificações de Campo Maior”
- Russian: “Замок Кампу-Майор”
- Spanish: “Castillo de Campo Maior”
- Spanish: “Castillo de Campomayor”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Baloiço do Castelo de Campo Maior and Capela do Senhor dos Aflitos.
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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 Campo Maior”. Photo: Nmmacedo, CC BY-SA 3.0.