Sintra, view of Pena Palace from the Moorish castle. The castle was constructed by the Moorish rulers of Portugal as an outpost to defend Lisbon and a small community lived around its walls. When Southern Portugal was conquered by the Christians of the North, they expelled those living there and built fresh walls over their former homes. The castle later fell into disuse before a conservation and extension project was launched by Ferdinand II, the "artist King", in the mid-nineteenth century // Sintra, vista del palacio de Pena desde el castillo Moro. El castillo fue construido por los moros para defender Lisboa. Había gente que vivía por las murallas hasta los cristianos conquistaron el sur de Portugal y les expulsaron del área. El castillo fue conservado y extendido por el rey-artista, Fernando II, en los mediados del siglo XIX #history #empollon #portugal #vacaciones (en Sintra, Castelo Do Mouro)
