Castle of Alcantarilha

Castle of Alcantarilha
Castelo de Alcantarilha
Faro, Algarve, Algarve in Portugal
Part of the wall of Alcantarilha's Castle
Coordinates37°7′48.09″N 8°20′42.95″W / 37.1300250°N 8.3452639°W / 37.1300250; -8.3452639
TypeCastle
Site information
OwnerPortuguese Republic
OperatorCâmara Municipal de Silves
Open to
the public
Public
Site history
Built198 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.