Castle of the Moors – Sintra, Portugal Perched high on the hills of ... is one of Scotland's most dramatic ruins. Its strategic location made it a key fortress throughout history, playing ...

Bushfires were burning across more than 100,000ha of Portugal. Several people had died. Sintra was not directly ... out towards the (closed) ruins of the Moorish Castle on the hills above, the ...

A 2.1 mile trek takes you from the Sintra National Palace downtown, home to Moorish rulers and then medieval Portuguese kings from the 15th century on, to the ruins of the Moorish Castle ...