J. Gafarot's photos with the keyword: Castle

Old times.

Portel, the Castle today, North Wall. In 1261, the sovereign authorized the construction of a castle where it would best serve the interests of the nobleman João de Aboim who, accompanied by his wife and son on December 1, 1262, issued the Charter to begin the work for the Castle of Portel.

The Past.

Tea ?

They are just playing . . . For they were a bit rusty from last Winter. Happy Wednesday everybody . . .

Walls of old, the same sky. The city of Montemor-o-Novo – county seat, a village of very ancient origin, was initially located on the inner part of the Castle wall, later expanding along the slope facing north, where it is currently located. The village appears between the period of Muslim occupation and the Christian reconquest, the first news of its existence dating from 1181. D. Afonso Henriques reconquered this territory in 1160 to be plundered and burned by the Moors in 1190.

Silves The outer defenses were built in the early years of Islamic occupation, in the 8th century, in the early years of Muslim rule over the region, having reached its peak in the 11th century, when Silves became the capital of a taifa,a type of autonomous kingdom. The citadel was probably built much later, during the Almohad Caliphate (1121 - 1269).

The Temple of St. Maria is dedicated to the cult of N. Sra. da Conceição do Castelo.

Happy sunshine to my dear Friends and to all Visitors. We do not remember days, we remember moments. - Cesare Pavese

Forte de S. Neutel. The São Neutel Fort is in the city of Chaves, Parish of Santa Maria Maior, municipality of Chaves, District of Vila Real, in Portugal. It complemented, on the hill to the north, the defense provided by the Castle and the Fort of São Francisco to the city of Chaves, on the border with Galicia.

In my mind, I am still here with all the will of peace to let us go on and think. Both, the olive and the stone are old friends.

Castle of MARVÃO Little is known about when the first peoples settled in the area of Marvão, but Roman forces began to appear in the region, following the strategic road linking it with Cáceres Santarém and bridge over the River Sever. During the early Middle Ages, the Swabians, Visigoths and eventually the Umayyad Arabs began to settle in the area. The construction of the castle at Marvão was attributed to 9th century Islamic knight, Ibn Marwan, who began to dwell in the castle between 876 and 877. By the beginning of the 10th century, the settlement was designated Amaia de Ibn Maruán or, alternately, the fortress of Amaia. Christian forces loyal to King D. Afonso I (1112–1185) conquered the region and town from Moorish forces sometime around 1160 . PLEASE - PIP to check the options they had . . .

The castle.

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