Castelo de Moura
Located on a limestone elevation, this castle has a keep dating from the time of Dom Dinis, which stands out for its volume. It was after the reconquest from the Moors that King Dinis had the castle completely remodeled, which had housed the Moors for 400 years. Later, King João I ordered the fortress to be expanded, but the War of Succession and the 1755 earthquake contributed to its state of ruin. On the southeast side there is an elbow-shaped entrance portal and a vaulted tunnel. Next to the castle there are ruins of the Convent of the Dominican Nuns (Convento de Nossa Senhora da Assunção) and attached church.
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Monuments near Castelo de Moura
Atalaia da Cabeça Magra
Also known simply as Atalaia Magra, it is a semi-ruined round watchtower, associated with the defense system centered on the castle of Moura and in visual conn…
Convento do Carmo
The Carmo convent was the first of the Carmelite Order to be founded in Portugal, in 1251, by the knights of the Order of Malta. However, nothing remains of th…
Ermida de São Sebastião
Sanctuary of small dimension, which features centralized plant and domed cover, which shows different architectural elements of Mannerism.
