Castle of Giraldo, in Évora

The so-called Giraldo Castle is located in the parish of Our Lady of Guadalupe, in the municipality of Évora, Évora District, Portugal.

The Castle of Giraldo is one of the few villages in the Alentejo known that confirmed an almost continuous occupation since the third by the end of the first millennium BC, with sporadic reoccupation in medieval times.

This is an interesting natural fortress, reinforced with defensive walls, where visually covers a large expanse of Évora plain.

This is a “castro”, proto-historic walled structure originating in the Bronze Age or the Chalcolithic, but with traces of subsequent occupations.

Presents subcircular plant and an outer perimeter of 114 meters. The wall survived to the present day have belonged to a medieval occupation period.

The fifteenth century sources refer to fortification, associating it with the presence of Giraldo Sem Pavor “Giraldo Fearless” warrior who conquered Evora to the Muslims in 1165.

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