Isolated on its lofty perch, one of the peaks in the Sintra Hills, the Moorish Castle is a fortification founded in the 10th century during the period the Moors occupied the Iberian Peninsula. Its famous walls snake across the hills with their granite blocks interlinking boulders and cliffs.

Isolado lá no alto, num dos cumes da serra de Sintra, o Castelo dos Mouros é uma fortificação fundada no século X, época da ocupação muçulmana da Península Ibérica. As suas famosas muralhas serpenteiam a serra com os seus blocos graníticos por entre penedos e penhascos.

The Castle of the Moors (Portuguese: Castelo dos Mouros) is a hilltop medieval castle located in the central Portuguese civil parish of Santa Maria e São Miguel, in the municipality of Sintra, about 25 km (16 mi) northwest of Lisbon.Built by the Moors in the 8th and 9th centuries, it was an important strategic point during the Reconquista, and was taken by Christian forces after the fall of ...

Complete tourist guide to the Moorish Castle (Castelo dos Mouros) in Sintra, Portugal, including ticket information and how to get there.

O Castelo de Sintra, popularmente conhecido como Castelo dos Mouros, localiza-se na vila de Sintra, freguesia de Sintra (Santa Maria e São Miguel, São Martinho e São Pedro de Penaferrim), município de Sintra, no distrito de Lisboa, em Portugal. [1]

The ruins of the Castelo dos Mouros stand high above Sintra, and during the Moorish era (8th-12th century), this once mighty castle defended the entire region. The castle was constructed on an exposed rocky outcrop, and this high vantage point provided the Moors a strategic view along the coastline and surrounding lands.

Mar 27, 2024 · Castelo dos Mouros is one of the most famous sights in Sintra. Enjoy the stunning views over the Sintra Mountains and walk over the castle walls. You can add the Moorish Castle to a day trip from Lisbon and combine it with Pena Palace and Quinta da Regaleira, for example.

Winding over two ridges of the Serra de Sintra, the Moorish Castle dates back to the early days of the Moorish occupation of the Peninsula - the 8th Century. After various attempts it was definitively taken by Dom Afonso Henriques in 1147, and there was built the first Christian Chapel of the borough, dedicated to São Pedro de Penaferrim.

The Moorish Castle is a privileged viewpoint to admire the view extending from Sintra to the ocean. Winding across two ridges on the Sintra Mountains, the castle dates back to the early days of Moorish occupation in the Iberian peninsula, in the 8th century.

With a privileged view over the Atlantic Coast, the floodplains and the Sintra Mountains, the ancient Castelo dos Mouros was strategically built on one of the highest peaks in the Sintra Mountains and on an outcrop of large granite rocks. It functioned as an insurmountable natural defense and the Moors lived there until 1147.