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A small (dry) moat and permanent bridge
brought you through a 2nd set of
walls into the main inner area
of the castle
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A
greater than life size bronze statue of
D. Afonso Henriques, the first King of
Portugal
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Letting
in both light and air, these cracks in
the walls traditionally allow castle
defenders ready access with a bow
to harry and annoy attackers
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These
walls were all restored by Salazar in the
1930's, with mainly just the foundation
beneath dating back to original times
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Along
the walls are raised towers
great tactial components to a solid
defensive position atop the castle walls
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A
Spanish couple.
Despite my desires for her, he
did not fall of the wall as planned.
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A
neat angle to see how the walls flowed
and ebbed over the area
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Arched
passageways through the lowest
parts of the walls allow for movement at
ground level
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