Castle of Alcantarilha | |
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Castelo de Alcantarilha | |
Faro, Algarve, Algarve in Portugal | |
Coordinates | 37°7′48.09″N 8°20′42.95″W / 37.1300250°N 8.3452639°W |
Type | Castle |
Site information | |
Owner | Portuguese Republic |
Operator | Câmara Municipal de Silves |
Open to the public | Public |
Site history | |
Built | 198 A.D. |
The Castle of Alcantarilha is a medieval fortress and its remnant walls in Portugal, in the civil parish of Alcantarilha, municipality of Silves, in the Portuguese Algarve region of southwestern Iberia. It is a little-known monument, now in ruins, used for the protection of the people of the village and surrounding area from attacks by north African pirates.