Silves Castle Portugal's Algarve Coast.
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Channel: ricker · 2017 · Travel & Events
Just a short drive away from the Algarve Coast lies The Castle of Silves .At an elevation of 200' it provides a great view of the surrounding river valley and Country side A castle is located in the civil parish of Silves in the municipality of Silves in the Portuguese Algarve. It's believed that the first fortifications were built upon a possible Lusitanian castro, by the Romans or Visigoths. It wasn't until the Moorish occupation of the Algarve that Silves Castle really developed into the impressive stronghold that you see today. This period lasted from around the 8th until the 12th or 13th Century.
