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Sintra, Portugal: aerial top view of the Castle of the Moors, Castelo dos Mouros, located next to Lisbon Royalty Free Stock Photo

Moss covered old steps and stairs of the Moorish Castle Castle of Moors on a foggy, misty day in Sintra Portugal Royalty Free Stock Photo

Panoramic skyline view of the National Palace of Pena and Castle of the Moors on the hill top surrounded by a green forest in Royalty Free Stock Photo

Portugal, Sintra, Ruins of the castle of the Moors Royalty Free Stock Photo

Aerial view of the Castle of the Moors and Pena Palace, Sintra, Royalty Free Stock Photo

Skyline view of the National Palace of Pena and Castle of the Moors in Sintra, Portugal Royalty Free Stock Photo

Moss covered walls of the Moorish Castle Castle of Moors on a foggy, misty day in Sintra Portugal - in selective focus Royalty Free Stock Photo

Tower of the medieval Castle of the Moors Royalty Free Stock Photo

The steps to the top of of curtain walls. Castle of the Moors. Sintra. Portugal Royalty Free Stock Photo

The Castle of the Moors (Portuguese: Castelo dos Mouros) is a hilltop medieval castle located in the central Portuguese civil parish of Santa Maria e SÃÂ£o Miguel, in the municipality of Sintra. Taken by Christian forces from the Moors after the fall of Lisbon, it was an important strategic point during the Reconquista, and classified as a National Monument, part of the Sintra Cultural Landscape, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.