Walk way to the top--little info about Moorish Castle -- was a military fort believed to date back to the 9th century and the period of the Arab occupation. It served as an excellent observation post for monitoring the coast-line.
10th to 7th Centuries B.C. the first huna traces confirmed by archaeology. In the 8th century the Arab conquest, 9th and 10th centuries were the earlies stage of the construction of the castle by the Moors.
In 1093 Afonso VI, King of Leon, conquered Sintra and the casle from the Moors.In 1147 the casle, which had in the meantime been recaptured by the Moors, surrendered voluntarily and definitively to Afonso Henriques, the first King of Portugal.
In the 15th century the site of the castle was only inhabited by some jews who were segregated from the rest of the community by the king's orders. Then in 1839 Fernando II leased the Moorish Castle and undertook its complete restoration. As we walked the paths of this castle it was serene and peaceful. It was green with lots of trees, moss, and flowers. It was an amazing structure and one would wonder what happened there.
I loved this view of the wall as the sun was shining on it in a particularly beautiful way.
In the 15th century the site of the castle was only inhabited by some jews who were segregated from the rest of the community by the king's orders. Then in 1839 Fernando II leased the Moorish Castle and undertook its complete restoration. As we walked the paths of this castle it was serene and peaceful. It was green with lots of trees, moss, and flowers. It was an amazing structure and one would wonder what happened there.
I loved this view of the wall as the sun was shining on it in a particularly beautiful way.
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