Title

Sortelha Fortress, Sortelha, Portugal, 2009. Artist: Samuel Magal

Caption

Sortelha Fortress, Sortelha, Portugal, 2009. The main fortress of Sortelha still survives with its machicolations and embrasures that protected the castle entrance leading into the area where the keep is situated. The town is entirely surrounded by the wall, which has two gates flanked by towers. The historical village of Sortelha preserves its medieval features in the architecture of its rustic granite houses.

Date

1966

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Samuel Magal

Reference

HRM19D77_040

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50,0Mb (3,6Mb) / 17,1in x 11,4in / 5120 x 3413 (300dpi)

Keywords

Europe building buildings architecture country Portugal continent European castle color colour defence medieval fortress fortification location century photograph battlements rampart ramparts Portuguese 21st century mediaeval Middle Ages TGN photograph Sites & Photos Samuel Magal Sortelha Castle Sortelha Fortress Sortelha Sabugal Guarda Magal Samuel photograph