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Castelo de Palmela

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castelo de palmela

Attribution: By Reino Baptista - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=45909498

Location
Palmela, Setubal, Portugal
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Built
8th and 9th centurie

Castelo de Palmela is situated between the estuaries of the Rivers Tagus and Sado, near the mouth of the latter. It is part of the so - called Costa Azul, in Arrabida Natural Park.
The primitive fortification were built between the 8th and the 9th centuries by the Muslims; these were greatly expanded between the 10th and 12th centuries.

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