Castelo de São Jorge, or St. George's Castle, is perched atop Lisbon's highest hill in Alfama, offering both excellent history and views of the city. The castle served as a fortification for the ...

The hilltop was fortified even before the arrival of the Roman legions; in later centuries the castle walls were strengthened by Visigoths and Moors, before falling to Portugal's first king ...

Located on top of a hill in the centre, São Jorge Castle dominates the skyline of the old quarter of Lisbon. The castle was built during the 11th century on the site of earlier Roman fortification.

Castelo de Sao Jorge, Alfama, Lisbon. Picture: Turismo De Lisboa Alfama ... the Moorish term for “hot baths”), tumble from the castle down towards the river. En route they become labyrinths ...