Castle of Santiago do Cacem
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 Castle of Santiago do Cacem Jul 30, 2009
Legend says that the Castle of Santiago do Cacem was created by the magical force of a "gentle Moorish girl, as beautiful as love", who transformed the hazy mist into solid stone walls.
Little is known about this castle until 1158 where it was conquered by the Knights Templar. The castle was taken over many times the following couple of hundred years. In 1605 it was already described as a castle in ruins, this state continued until 1755 where the big earthquake hit it hard again, and badly destroyed the biggest tower. In the post reconstruction, where the Mother Church was rebuilt, the castle and the surrounding houses became popular again. It became fashionable for the aristocratic families to have their palaces and mansions nearby. In 1838 the Town Council inaugurated the public cemetery inside the castle and it is still used as such today. In 1930's the outer wall got reconstructed to what they look like today.  Part of the A 7500 km road trip round the Iberian Peninsula travel blog
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Jul 30, 2009
I went in to the castle and found that the centre of it was converted into a cemetery and it was quite full. I entered the castle wall to get a good view of the surrounding landscape; there were suddenly no doubt why they had chosen this spot for their… A normal day for once? |
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Aug 17, 2007
The view from the city castle is great and on a clear day you have a magnific view from there. It is also a city where there is a lot of building activities. The city really have a life both in the day ttime and in the evenings - the calm… Santiago do Cacem |
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Aug 09, 2006
We stayed in a little hotel in Santiago - it was clean and cheap. In the city they have a castle overviewing the whole area as it have done in many years.… Santiago |
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Jul 31, 2009
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I left for my restaurant and was lucky to get a seat inside. I ordered some local cheese for starters and some pork chops as main dish. The portions in here are huge, maybe even bigger than that. I guess the average customer has been… Last evening in Santiago do Cacem |
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