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Castelo de Sao Jorge

Category: Sightseeing + Tours

Costa do Castelo, Lisboa, 1100-179

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Castelo de São Jorge - Lisbon
Saint George Castle is a magical place, a charming hilltop citadel with geese and ducks roaming around the castle gardens. Once used as a fortress, today it is home to many local families and a place that cert...
strawberryworld-lisbon.com

Castelo de São Jorge | Museum/Attraction Review | Lisbon | Frommers.com
Locals speak of Saint George's Castle as the cradle of their city, and it might have been where the Portuguese capital began. Its occupation is believed to have predated the Romans -- the hilltop was used as a fortress to guard the Tagus and its settlement below. Beginning in the 5th century A.D., t...
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iExplore Community: Castelo de S%E3o Jorge - Lisbon, Portugal
It's posssible for the disadvantaged to get right up to the entrance by taxi, but anybody who can should walk at least part of the way. Look carefully at a map if you are getting part way by the 28 tram, as the walk up starts from a much lower level than seems to be...
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[v*c] Saint George Castle (Lisbon)
Lisbon Coast Lisbon Lisbon - Treasures (| Español | Français | Português | ) - Saint George Castle - Over a visigothic fortress, itself founded over pre-roman vestiges, the arabs built Castelo de São Jorge to shelter the main buildings and the population. From there, a wall (Cerca Moura) stretched a...
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Inside Lisbon: St. George's Castle (Castelo de Sao Jorge) - TripAdvisor
On top of the highest hill in Lisbon sits St. George’s Castle. The area is called the Alfama. The castle started out as a 5th century Visigothic fort. Then the Moors came and built the castle. In 1147 Dom Afonso Henriques expelled the Moors and the kings or Portugal lived here until the 16th centu...
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Castle of St George (Castelo de Sao Jorge) | Portugal Attraction Guide | iExplore.com
was the royal residence until the late 15th century. Originally built by the Visigoths and later named after King Joao I, the castle, along with much of Lisbon, was severely damaged by a devastating earthquake in 1755. The castle was declared a National Monument in 1910, with rebuilding work startin...
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