Castle of Geraldo
Castelo de Geraldo
Évora, Alentejo Central, Alentejo in Portugal
The stone perimeter of the ruined castle of Geraldo/Giraldo
TypeCastle
Site information
OwnerPortuguese Republic
Open to
the public		Private

The Castle of Geraldo (Portuguese: Castelo de Geraldo/Castelo de Giraldo) is a ruined medieval castle located in the civil parish of Nossa Senhora da Tourega e Nossa Senhora de Guadalupe, in the municipality of Évora, in the Portuguese district of Évora.

History

The site in Nossa Senhora da Tourega e Nossa Senhora de Guadalupe has been continuously occupied since 3000 B.C. and 1000 A.D.[1] It was founded on a castro fortified proto-historic structure, with its origin in the Bronze Age, Chalcolithic, with vestiges from older settlements.[1]

During the Middle Ages it was sporadically re-occupied and reconstructed.[1]

Records from the 15th century indicate that the castle was associated with Giraldo Sem Pavor, a warrior who conquered Évora from the Muslims in 1165.[1]

Today the site is being analyzed for classification.[1]

Architecture

It is a semi-circular construction occupied a 114 metres (374 ft) perimeter.[1] The walls constructed on its perimeter were erected during the medieval period.[1] From its walls it is possible to see the city of Évora and town of Valverde (Nossa Senhora da Tourega).[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Gordalina, Rosário (2002), SIPA (ed.), Castelo de Geraldo/Castelo de Giraldo (IPA.00001159/PT040705040076) (in Portuguese), Lisbon, Portugal: SIPA – Sistema de Informação para o Património Arquitectónico, archived from the original on 11 June 2016, retrieved 21 May 2016

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