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<\/a><\/p>\nThe place is a lot larger than I expected, and we ended up spending 2.5 hours there.\u00a0 This location has been occupied since the 2nd century BC, when it became fortified by the Romans, but the real castle took shape under the Moors in the 10th century.<\/p>\n
In 1147, the Moors were defeated by the Crusaders, with the legend being that Martim Moniz spotted an open doorway, and threw his body inside the doorway to allow the rest of the Crusaders to enter the castle.\u00a0 His name appears throughout Lisbon, including the main Metro station we arrived at from for the airport.\u00a0 You get to walk right by this gate, but there was nothing adjacent to the gate talking about this encounter.\u00a0 There is a local depiction on tile on the side of a church in the Alfama area.<\/p>\n
Be prepared for lots of steps!\u00a0 My legs were not used to all of that!\u00a0 I don’t think anybody in Lisbon bothers with going to the gym to workout….they just visit the castle! We saw a bunch of peacocks inside the castle.\u00a0 Glad we aren’t staying too close by!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n