Moorish Castle Tickets

A second wall was built in the surroundings of the castle to protect the population, their harvests, and animals, which is known as the Second Ring of Walls. After the castle was conquered by the Christians, Afonso Henriques had given the authority to the Knights Templar to defend and take care of the castle by restructuring the already existing buildings.When you witness this structure through your Moorish Castle Tickets, you will understand that there was a considerable size of population residing in the vicinity of the castle.

The Silos in the castle represent the place that has been used to store cereal and leguminous crops since prehistoric times. This place was discovered by the Moorish people in al-Andalus on a large scale. You will find this technique of storing food grains in numerous Arabic agricultural treatises. These excavated semi-spherical cavities in different shapes and sizes can be seen all around the castle on the rocky substrate.

The Islamic Neighborhood is another place of exploration with Moorish Castle Sintra Tickets that allows you to find silos, the remains of the inhabitation, and the foundations of a community oven. Since plenty of artifacts have been discovered in this area through archaeological digs, it is relatively possible to reconstruct those Islamic materials that were prevalent in the 10th and 12th centuries, including amphoras, baking dishes, bottles, bowls, jugs, and pots.

When the burial grounds of the Christians have been destroyed during the restoration work by Ferdinand II, it was ordered to keep all bones in a Tomb. The carving of this Tomb had been done with a lunar crescent and a cross. On visiting this part of the castle, you will find an inscription that reads, “What man brought together, only God may separate” as they could not identify the difference between the Moors and Christain's remains.

Constructed in the 12th century, the Church of São Pedro de Canaferrim was the first Parish church of Sintra and remained a worshiping ground until the 14th century. The construction of the church has been done with very thick walls using granite stone masonry. With the Moorish Castle Tickets, you will find the remains of the paintings dating back to the 15th century in the apse of the church. In 1840, King Ferdinand II transformed the church into a romantic luscious garden in the Park of Pena.

Christian Medieval Necropolis is situated over the former Islamic Neighborhood. When the Islamic population vacated the surroundings of the castle, the remains of their homes, silos, and ovens can be seen. The neighborhood was destroyed, and the Christian burial grounds were constructed with each grave having one more than one individual. The excavation of the cemetery revealed that the place has been in use for over 300 years.

On the section of the wall, visitors can discover the ruins of two compartments that have been covered for a particular function. It is believed that this place was used initially to serve as stables and places for housing and raising domestic animals later. With the help of Moorish Castle Tickets, you can get inside the stables and witness the remains of the Moorish house foundations and Islamic silos throughout the bordering area.

The Cistern in the Moorish Castle is a representative of the strategic advantage anyone could have when they needed to take shelter within the walls of the caste. It is a large space with a volume of 300 cubic meters bordered by a vault and two ventilation chimneys. When you look at the granite blocks in the cistern, you will come to know that they belonged to a previous structure.

The Door of Betrayal in the Moorish Castle is a way to access the exterior part of the castle and flight during a time of conflict. It is situated in the least used part of the castle to safeguard it from enemies. Since it resembles an opening in the wall, the enemies have often used it to get into the castle. Hence, it is termed “Betrayal”.

The Castelo Dos Mouros Ticket gives you access to the Castle Keep, which is a tiny stronghold in the Moorish Castle where the local authorities resided. It served as a fortified and strategic center that was constructed at one of the topmost points that can be witnessed from the Atlantic and from the bordering plains to the north of the hills.

The Moorish Castle served as the background of the Royal Tower, where King Ferdinand II preferred to spend most of their leisurely time. This Royal Tower is an inspirational ground for the ideas of the King, and therefore, he was named the KIng-Artist.

Arms Square, included in the Moorish Castle Tickets, is an extensive open space in the castle that served as a ground for military garrison gatherings. In the 19th century, the reconstruction work by King Ferdinand altered the site into a resting and contemplating place, with a gorgeous horseshoe arch entranceway in the wall.