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Castelo de Penela

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Castelo de Penela
Castelo de Penela
Castelo de Penela
Castelo de Penela
Castelo de Penela
Castelo de Penela
Castelo de Penela
Castelo de Penela
Castelo de Penela
Castelo de Penela
Castelo de Penela
Castelo de Penela
Castelo de Penela
Castelo de Penela
Castelo de Penela
Castelo de Penela
Castelo de Penela
Castelo de Penela
Castelo de Penela
Castelo de Penela
Castelo de Penela
Castelo de Penela
Castelo de Penela
Castelo de Penela
Phone:
+351 239 561 132

Hours:
SundayClosed
Monday9am - 6pm
Tuesday9am - 6pm
Wednesday9am - 6pm
Thursday9am - 6pm
Friday9am - 6pm
Saturday9am - 6pm


Castle of Penela is located in a Penela town in Penela Municipality in Coimbra District, Portugal. The castle was built on a hill dominating the area and used to be a stronghold protecting Coimbra in times of Reconquista. Castle of Penela and the neighboring castle Montemor-o-Velho are both fine examples of defensive structures of that period. The origins of the name are controversial and are attributed by some authors to ancient Celtic tribes. According to a local legend, King Afonso I exclaimed to incite his troops storming the stronghold: Coragem! Já estamos com o pé nela! . A more plausible hypothesis is, however, that penela is a diminutive of penha, a place selected to build a fortress on.
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