Aljezur · PT
Castle of Aljezur
Perched on a schist hilltop 88 metres above the town of Aljezur on Portugal's wild west coast, the Castle of Aljezur is the atmospheric ruin of a 10th-century Moorish fortress. Its crumbling walls and two surviving towers command sweeping views across the river valley toward the Atlantic, and its story as the last Islamic castle conquered in the Algarve gives it a singular place in the region's history.