Castle of Cola
Castle of Cola is an Iron Age residence and Islamic redoubt in the Portuguese Alentejo, classified as a National Monument. The castro is part of a larger archaeological park of Castro da Cola, that includes various Megalithic and Chalcolithic monuments, including necropolises of the Bronze and Iron Ages.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: building in Ourique, Beja District, Portugal
- Also known as: “Castelo da Cola”, “Castro da Cola”, and “Cidade de Marrachique”
Castle of Cola
- Categories: hillfort, castle, cultural heritage, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Ourique, Ourique Municipality, Beja District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
37.57903° or 37° 34′ 45″ north
Longitude
-8.30066° or 8° 18′ 2″ west
Height
2 metres (6.6 feet)
Open location code
8C9HHMHX+JP
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Turkish—“Castle of Cola” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Colako kastroa”
- Catalan: “Castelo de Cola”
- Dutch: “Castelo de Cola”
- French: “castro de Cola”
- French: “Castro de Cola”
- Galician: “Castelo de Cola”
- Portuguese: “Castelo de Cola”
- Portuguese: “Castro da Cola”
- Russian: “Замок Кола”
- Spanish: “Castillo de Cola”
- Spanish: “Castillode Cola”
- Turkish: “Cola Kalesi”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Cola and Tholos da Nora Velha.
Nearby Places
Places to explore: Cola Reception and Interpretation Centre and Castro da Cola.
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