Almourol Castle | Ribatejo | Portugal

Almourol Castle, built on a granite outcrop 18 m above water level, on a small island 310 m long by 75 m wide, in the middle course of the Tagus River, just below its confluence with the Zêzere River , at the time of the Reconquista, it was part of the so-called Linha do Tejo, the current Templar Tourism Region. It is one of the most representative examples of military architecture of the time, evoking both the beginnings of the kingdom of Portugal and the Order of the Templars, an association that reinforces its aura of mystery and romanticism. With the extinction of the Order of the Temple, the castle of Almourol becomes part of the heritage of the Order of Christ (which was the successor in Portugal of the Order of the Templars).