Castle of Geraldo


The Castle of Geraldo is a ruined medieval castle located in the civil parish of Nossa Senhora da Tourega e Nossa Senhora de Guadalupe, in the municipality of Évora, Portugal, Portuguese district of Évora.

History

The site in Nossa Senhora da Tourega e Nossa Senhora de Guadalupe has been continuously occupied since 3000 B.C. and 1000 A.D. It was founded on a castro fortified proto-historic structure, with its origin in the Bronze Age, Chalcolithic, with vestiges from older settlements.
During the Middle Ages it was sporadically re-occupied and reconstructed.
Records from the 15th century indicate that the castle was associated with Giraldo Sem Pavor, a warrior who conquered Évora from the Muslims in 1165.
Today the site is being analyzed for classification.

Architecture

It is a semi-circular construction occupied a perimeter. The walls constructed on its perimeter were erected during the medieval period. From its walls it is possible to see the city of Évora and town of Valverde.