Moorish Castle Portugal Painterly
by Joan Carroll
Title
Moorish Castle Portugal Painterly
Artist
Joan Carroll
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Photograph - Digital Art
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One guidebook said of the Moorish Castle in Sintra (Near Lisbon Portugal): worthwhile...if you can make it. Wrong, wrong, wrong! To me, this was a definite must while in Sintra! It is the Castle of the Moors (Portuguese: Castelo dos Mouros), a hilltop medieval castle located in the central Portuguese civil parish of Santa Maria e Sao Miguel, in the municipality of Sintra. First constructed in the 8th and 9th centuries during the period of Muslim Iberia, it was taken by Christian forces from the Moors after the fall of Lisbon and became an important strategic point during the Reconquista. It is classified as a National Monument, part of the Sintra Cultural Landscape, and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Sure, there are 'just' alot of walls, and much of them reconstructed. But the views are spectacular! It is located on the Atlantic coast of Portugal at an elevation of nearly 1400'. You can climb to the highest point on the walls and feel like you are on top of the world looking out to sea, but then you turn around and see the Pena Palace sitting on a rock outcropping even higher than where you stand. It is spectacular! Don't always trust the reviews of others (even mine!), sometimes you just have to see it for yourself to decide.
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November 6th, 2015
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Kristin Brown
Thank you for sharing your visit, and bringing these places to us to experience the wonder and awe! Kristin
Karen Cook
Love the scenery of course, but really am fascinated by the juxtaposition of the ancient castle with the wind turbines in the distance! Life goes on over the centuries! Tweeted
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