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Castle of Sesimbra

Coordinates: 38°27′10″N 9°06′24″W / 38.45278°N 9.10667°W / 38.45278; -9.10667
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Main entrance
Battlements
Inside view

Castelo de Sesimbra, also known as Castelo dos Mouros, is a castle located in the village of the same name, parish of Castelo, Sesimbra municipality, district of Setúbal, Portugal.

The medieval castle stands in a dominant position in a cliff, over a cove which constitutes a natural harbor in the Setúbal peninsula between the estuaries of the Tagus river and the Sado river, a few miles from Cape Espichel.

It is classified as a National Monument.

38°27′10″N 9°06′24″W / 38.45278°N 9.10667°W / 38.45278; -9.10667