Portugal · Restored
Castle of Silves
The Castle of Silves is a hilltop medieval fortress in Silves, Algarve, Portugal, whose visible red-brown sandstone walls and towers mainly date to Almoravid and Almohad expansions of the 12th–13th centuries. It preserves crenellated curtain walls, multiple rectangular towers and internal subterranean cisterns, and is classified as a National Monument. The site has undergone extensive archaeological excavation and restoration in the 20th and 21st centuries.
Its prime
1200
Today
Restored
As it stood in 1200
The shape it held in its prime.
Perched on a prominent hill above the town, the castle is an irregular polygon of red-brown sandstone curtain walls with crenellated parapets, four large rectangular towers and several smaller crenellated wall-posts. A principal arched gate sits between two towers; a smaller Traitor's Gate cuts the northern wall. The walls enclose an earthen military square with visible ground-level entrances to subterranean structures; roofs and guardhouse finishes include regional tile.
Step inside
10 places to explore in 1200.
The record describes 10 distinct spots at Castle of Silves — including 3 interiors: cistern of moura (subterranean), governor's residence, painted hall, vestiges of prince henry's residence (southwest). Create your own photoreal reconstruction and walk through every one — more scenes means more photos, more angles and more rooms of the immersive experience.
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