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castle of sesimbra wikipedia jump to content main menu main menu move to sidebar hide navigation main page contents current events random article about wikipedia contact us contribute help learn to edit community portal recent changes upload file special pages search search appearance donate create account log in personal tools donate create account log in contents move to sidebar hide top 1 history 2 see also 3 references toggle the table of contents castle of sesimbra 3 languages français português українська edit links article talk english read edit view history tools tools move to sidebar hide actions read edit view history general what links here related changes upload file permanent link page information cite this page get shortened url switch to legacy parser print export download as pdf printable version in other projects wikimedia commons wikidata item appearance move to sidebar hide coordinates 38 27 10 n 9 06 24 w 38 45278 n 9 10667 w 38 45278 9 10667 from wikipedia the free encyclopedia redirected from castelo de sesimbra ancient castle in sesimbra setúbal portugal castle of sesimbra castelo de sesimbra setúbal district near sesimbra in portugal main entrance of the castle site information type castle owner sesimbra municipality open to the public yes 07 00 18 00 condition good location coordinates 38 27 10 n 9 06 24 w 38 45278 n 9 10667 w 38 45278 9 10667 site history fate restored the castle of sesimbra also known as castle of the moors is a castle located in the town of sesimbra in the setúbal district of portugal it was classified as a national monument on 16 june 1910 history edit see also portugal in the reconquista the medieval castle stands in a dominant position on a cliff over a cove which constitutes a natural harbour in the setúbal peninsula between the estuaries of the tagus river and the sado river a few miles from cape espichel it was built on a site occupied in prehistoric times in the 9th century it was a muslim settlement during the period of muslim occupation of iberia when it was known as alcáçova in 1165 it was conquered by d afonso henriques the first king of portugal in 1191 it was occupied by the almohads moroccan berbers who almost entirely destroyed it in the process the final reconquest took place in 1199 under king sancho i with the help of frankish crusaders 1 2 3 given its strategic importance numerous enlargements to the castle were carried out immediately after the reconquest and throughout the middle ages in 1323 a second reinforcement of the walls was made and the west tower was built this being needed as a lookout to identify barbary pirates in 1384 the castle served as a refuge for john of avis and his troops during the war with castile 1383 85 2 3 from the fifteenth century the population gradually began to move down from the hills to settle by the bay and pursue fishing and boatbuilding activities by 1516 there were already signs of abandonment the ramparts were reinforced in 1693 and other improvements made and in 1721 the church of santa maria do castelo which was built by afonso i was restored however the castle was already in a bad condition when it was effectively ruined by the earthquake of 1755 in 1875 part of the grounds was converted into a cemetery 2 3 the advanced state of ruin of the castle was not addressed until between 1933 and 1945 when conservation work was carried out by the direção geral dos edifícios e monumentos nacionais dgemn general directorate of buildings and national monuments further restoration was carried out in 1998 the castle of sesimbra is now under the management of the municipality of sesimbra the walls can be easily explored on foot and there are also two permanent exhibitions on its history a shop and a cafeteria 1 battlements inside view exterior view from northwest exterior view from southeast the keep see also edit portugal portal fort of são teodósio da ponta do cavalo fortress of saint james of sesimbra two coastal forts in 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kulturenvanteri monument retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title castle_of_sesimbra oldid 1365006433 categories castles in portugal national monuments in setúbal district buildings and structures in setúbal district hidden categories articles with short description short description is different from wikidata pages using gadget wikiminiatlas pages using infobox mapframe without shape links in wikidata coordinates on wikidata commons category link is on wikidata pages using the kartographer extension this page was last edited on 19 july 2026 at 19 22 utc page was rendered with parsoid text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike 4 0 license additional terms may apply by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc a non profit organization privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia legal safety contacts code of conduct developers statistics 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