Portugal's Red Castle Was Once a Powerful Islamic Capital: The Forgotten Story of SilvesSilves Castle rises above the Algarve as one of Portugal's most impressive surviving fortifications.Its distinctive reddish stone walls immediately separate it visually from many later European castles.But Silves was not originally a Portuguese royal fortress.During the Islamic period, the city—known as Shilb—became one of the most important urban centers in …
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