Santarem Castle🚵🏻♀️📸 / Castillo de Santarem🏰 (En-Es)
(Edited)
Hello adventurous friends, you have probably already seen in some of my posts several castles in Portugal, I have already visited castles from the 12th century, some even built in the water, but I had never been in a castle so old, and to break that record I visited the castle of Santarem which is estimated to have already existed a primitive construction here called (castrum) that is to say we are seeing a fortress from the 8th century BC, I don't know but I think it could be the oldest and best preserved in Portugal. Let's see what its history says, join me in this experience.📸🧭
Gate of the Sun📸
Hola amigos aventureros, seguramente ya vistes en algunos de mis post varios castillos de Portugal, ya visite castillos del siglo XII, algunos hasta construidos en el agua, pero nunca habia estado en un castillo tan antiguo, y para romper ese record visite el castillo de Santarem el cual se estima ya existia una construccion primitiva aqui llamada (castrum) osea estamos viendo una fortaleza del siglo VIII antes de Cristo, no se pero creo que podria ser el mas antiguo y mejor preservado de Portugal. Veamos que dice su historia acompaname en esta experiencia.🏺🚩🏰
First I visit the "Figueiras" fountain🏰🚩 /Primero visito la fuente "Figueiras" 🌎🗺️
Before visiting the Castle I decided to stop at a water fountain that has a lot of history and is a symbol of Santarem, as it represents a civil Gothic architecture, since 1910 it was a symbol of national heritage, and it is very rare because it is one of the few that exist in Europe with that type of architecture so well preserved, you can find it at the following coordinates: (39 ° 14′ 17 "N, 8 ° 40′ 57" W), it was built in a strategic site since it served to supply water to the medieval citadel inside and outside the walls of the Castle.🚩🧭
Antes de visitar el Castillo decidi hacer una parada en una fuente de agua que tiene mucha historia y es simbolo de Santarem, ya que representa una arquitectura gotica civil, desde el ano 1910 fue simbolo de patrimonio nacional, y es muy rara porque es de las pocas que existen en europa con ese tipo de arquitectura tan bien preservada, la consigues en las siguientes coordenadas: (39° 14′ 17″ N, 8° 40′ 57″ O), fue construida en un sitio estrategico ya que sirvio para proveer agua a la ciudadela medieval dentro y fueras de las murallas del Castillo.📸⛲🌎
It is not known exactly in which reign of Portugal it was built but it is believed that it was either Denis or Alfonso IV. It was a great advance to improve the quality of life in the city and a great contribution from the King of Portugal since it was very close to the river Tagus and probably the water that was used came from there, which is why we can see the coat of arms of Portugal on the stone.🧭🚩
No se sabe exactamente en cual reinado de Portugal se mando a construir pero se cree que fue o de Denis o Alfonso IV fue un gran avance para mejorar la calidad de vida de la ciudad y un gran aporte del rey de Portugal ya que estaba muy proximo del rio Tejo y probablemente de alli venia el agua que se utilizaba, por eso podemos ver el escudo de Portugal en la piedra. ⛲👨🏻🏫🏰
Quinta da Ribafria🏰🚩 /Quinta da Ribafria🌎🗺️
Another obligatory stop if you go to Santarem and pass through Sintra is the "Quinta ribafria" it is actually another magical place full of history and where you can give yourself the luxury of walking along a stone path that also dates back to the medieval era, this is a villa or mansion with many extensions of land that belonged to King Manuel I, Sintra has many villas with this style since they are far from the city and have a good climate many rich families, dukes, counts bought here and spent a lot of time doing outdoor activities, hunting being the most used at the time.👨🏻🏫⛲🚩
Otra parada obligatoria si vas a Santarem y pasas por Sintra es en la "Quinta ribafria" en realidad es otro lugar magico lleno de historia y el cual te puedes dar el lujo de caminar por un camino de piedras que tambien data de la era medieval, esto es una quinta o mansion con muchas extensiones de terreno que pertenecio a el Rey Manuel I, Sintra tiene muchas quintas asi con este estilo ya que por estas alejadas de la ciudad y tener un buen clima muchas familias ricas, duques, condes compraron aqui y pasaban mucho tiempo haciendo actividades al aire libre siendo la caza la mas empleada en la epoca.🌎🧭🏰
Gaspar Gonçalves was the one who commissioned the construction of a palace here in the Renaissance style, maintaining a touch of the Manueline styles that were predominant in the 15th and 16th centuries. Later, in the great earthquake of 1755, the villa suffered great damage and in 1902 it was sold to a count who carried out restoration work. It was later abandoned and acquired by the municipal chamber of Sintra in 2003, where it is open to the public as a space for leisure and walking with your family and pets.🌎🚩
Gaspar Gonçalves fue el que envio a construir a construir aqui un palacio con estilo renacentista mantiendo un toque de manuelino estilos que eran predominantes del siglo XV y XVI, posteriormente en el gran terremoto de 1755 la quinta sufrio grandes danos y en el ano 1902 fue vendida a un conde el cual realizo obras de restauracion, posteriormente fue abandonada y adquirida por la camara municipal de Sintra en el 2003 y alli abre al publico como un espacio de lazer y paseo con tu familia y mascotas.⛲👨🏻🏫
Castle or ruins?🏰🚩 /Castillo o ruinas?🌎🗺️
Unfortunately, although the place is called a Castle, I actually think it is more of a ruin because only a few vestiges and the wall remain, in addition to the main gate called "portas do sol", but what could I say if it is something from three or five thousand BC, we don't see things like that in such good condition as this, I remind you that before the construction of the castle there was already a prehistoric fortification, the castle was built on top of this area but it is still valid because some structures from that time were used to build the fortress in the medieval era.🚩⛲
Desafortunadamente aunque el lugar se llama Castillo en realidad creo que es mas una ruina porque solo quedan algunos vestigios y la muralla, ademas de la puerta principal llamada: "portas do sol", pero que podria exigir si es algo del tres mil o cinco mil antes de Cristo, cosas como esa no vemos en tan buen estado como esto, te recuerdo antes de la construccion del castillo ya existia una fortificacion prehistorica, el castillo fue construido encima de esta area pero igual tiene valides porque algunas estructuras de esa epoca fueron aprovechadas para construir la fortaleza en la era medieval. 🌎🏰
"Sao Bento" Viewpoint🏰🚩 /Mirador "Sao Bento"🌎🗺️
Before reaching the Castle in question we will walk a long street that takes us to the park where the walls are, but first we will stop at this beautiful viewpoint where we have this beautiful view, you can see a bit of the Tejo River and some villages on the outskirts of the center of Santarem.🌎⛲🚩
Antes de llegar al Castillo en cuestion vamos a caminar una calle extensa que nos lleva al parque donde estan las murallas, pero primero haremos una parada a este bonito mirador donde tenemos esta hermosa vista, puedes ver un poco de extension del Rio Tejo y algunas aldeas a las afueras del centro de Santarem.🧭👨🏻🏫🏰
We have already entered the garden that I mentioned earlier, where the remains of the archaeological things that remain from the Castle are, there is a small museum where the objects found here from the Iron Age are, unfortunately the museum was closed! You can get here by car and I uploaded a photo with the park's schedule.🚩⛲
Ya entramos en el jardin que te mencione anteriormente donde estan los restos de las cosas arqueologicas que quedan del Castillo, hay un pequeno museo donde estan los objetos encontrados aqui de la era de hierro, lastimosamente el museo estaba cerrado! puedes llegar aqui en carro y te subi una foto con el horario del parque.🗺️
How much history?🧭🚩 /Cuanta historia?🌎🗺️
To summarize everything that happened within these walls in the year 4000 BC there were already remains that showed that people lived in this place, possibly the Celts, later the Romans arrived who dominated and built fortresses until 160 after Christ, this because the barbarians displaced the Romans, at that point in history the Phoenicians inhabited these lands, then it was the Moors for several centuries, until it was conquered by the Portuguese in the 12th century.🚩🏰
Para resumirte de todo lo que sucedio dentro de estas murallas en el ano 4mil antes de Cristo ya habian resto que mostraban que personas habitaron en este lugar posiblemente los celtas, posteriormente llegaron los Romanos quienes dominaron y construyeron fortalezas hasta el 160 despues de cristo, esto porque los barbaron desplazaron los Romanos, en ese punto de la historia los fenicios habitaron estas tierras, luego fueron los Moros varios siglos, hasta ser conquistada por los portugueses en el XII.👨🏻🏫📸🌎
The medieval castle🧭🚩 /El castillo medieval🌎🗺️
There are few castles in Portugal that have had so much military activity throughout their history. In fact, I have visited some where no war ever took place, but this one here was conquered from the Moors in 1127. It was a well-planned night assault. In later years it was besieged three times by the Moors, but was only reconquered by three different kings. It defended itself very well. It was never reconquered by the enemy. Also, something unusual was that I was in a castle that had been reconquered more than four times, but of course those further south. This one was important because it was close to Lisbon.🧭📸
Pocos son los castillos en Portugal que tuvieron tanta actividad belica en toda su historia en realidad ya visite algunos donde nunca ocurrio una guerra, pero este de aqui fue conquistado a los Moros en el 1127 fue un asalto nocturno bien planeado, luego anos posteriores tres veces fue asediado por los Moros para reconquistarlo con tres diferentes reyes y se defendio muy bien, nunca fue reconquistado por el enemigo, tambien algo poco comun estuve en castillo que habian sido reconquistados mas de cuatro veces pero claro aquellos mas hacia el sur. Este era importante porque estaba cerca de Lisboa.🚩⛲
Alfonso Henriques the Conqueror🧭🚩 /Alfonso Henriques el Conquistador🌎🗺️
It's incredible that wherever you go in Portugal, when you read about its history, the one who conquered the place was Afonso Henrique, for a reason they nicknamed him the conqueror! He was a great warrior and belonged to the order of the crusaders, and that support was so important that it was thanks to the Crusaders that he conquered Lisbon.🏰🚩
Increible que a todos los sitios donde tu vayas en Portugal cuando lees su historia quien conquisto el lugar fue Alfonso Henrique por algo le apodaron el conquistador! fue un gran guerro y pertenecio a la orden de los cruzados, y fue tan importante ese apoyo que gracias a los Cruzados fue que conquista Lisboa. 🧭🏺
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Jajaja oye no pude encontrar el escudo de Portugal en las piedras donde está la fuente xD
¡Vaya recorrido bonito! a principios de año pasé por Sintra uy brevemente y no tenía idea de esta parte de la historia, es sorprendente pensar que uno puede tener acceso a una construcción tan antigua, impresionante.
¡La mejor foto para el final! baby traveler, qué gusto que lo paseen a uno desde tan pequeño jajaja, saludos!
Es que está camuflajeado jeje, no es el escudo como la bandera antes creo que se llamaba escudo de arma algo así, gracias por comentar y pasarte por mi blog
¡Ahhh! Ahora sí lo veo jajaja no iba a encontrarlo nunca xD
No hay de qué, ha estado muy interesante y completo tu paseo, me entretenido leerlo. ¡Que sigas disfrutando!