Fortress · Šilb

Alcazaba de Šilb

Today: Castelo de Silves, Silves

Place
Šilb (Silves)
Kind
Fortress
Built
8th to 13th century
What remains
Standing

A fortress the Arabs held and enlarged between the 8th and 13th centuries over earlier defences, at the top of Silves. It is the best preserved Arab fortification in Portugal and a National Monument.

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