Moorish Castle(Tower of Homage)

The Moorish Castle is located on a hilltop in the parish of Santa Maria and San Michael in Sintra. It is a Moorish-style castle in Europe. It is across the bank from Pena Palace. It was listed as a Portuguese national monument in 1910 , has become a must-see tourist attraction in Sintra. The Moorish castle was built by the Moors in the 17th century. The middle part of the steps collapsed very early, despite this, people also say that the towering building is breathless, climbing the 300-meter-long city wall, you can have an unobstructed view of the surrounding scenery, and within the city wall, natural The view hides the collapsed house. The first impression of the Chinese who came to the castle for the first time was that the Moorish castle was like the Great Wall of China, with many twists and turns and many bunkers. The castle is located on the top of the Sintra Mountains, surrounded by walls hundreds of meters long, which have lost their use for military defense as early as the 15th and 16th centuries. After a difficult climb, visitors can reach the top of the castle, where the Portuguese flag stands tall. From the top of the castle, you can see the vast Atlantic Ocean and the small town of Sintra in the distance, and on a clear day, visitors can also see Ericeira and Mafra.