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The red sandstone walls and towers of the Castle of Silves above the white houses of the town.
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Vitor Oliveira from Torres Vedras, PORTUGAL · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Source

Castle of Silves

The Castle of Silves stands on the highest point of the hill above Silves and dates largely from the Moorish period between the 8th and 13th centuries. Its walls of red Silves sandstone enclose about 12,000 square metres, with eleven towers linked by a 388-metre wall walk. Inside are a large rectangular cistern and the remains of the governors' palace.

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