Castle of Alcoutim

Castle of Alcoutim
Castelo de Alcoutim
Faro, Algarve, Algarve in Portugal
An image of the Castle of Alcoutim, overlooking the Guadiana River
Coordinates37°28′14.17″N 7°28′18.81″W / 37.4706028°N 7.4718917°W / 37.4706028; -7.4718917
TypeCastle
Site information
OwnerPortuguese Republic
OperatorCâmara Municipal de Alcoutim (transferred on 26 September 1941)
Open to
the public
Public
Site history
BuiltNeolithic

The Castle of Alcoutim (Portuguese: Castelo de Alcoutim) is a medieval castle in the civil parish of Alcoutim, in the municipality of the same name, in the southeastern Algarve of Portugal. Built in the 13th century, the castle stands in a dominant position on a hill south of the parish seat of Alcoutim on the right bank of the San Marcos River (tributary of the Guadiana River), opposite the territory of Sanlúcar de Guadiana (in Spain).