Old fortress guarding tower in Portugal is a photograph by Angelo DeVal which was uploaded on April 14th, 2015.
Old fortress guarding tower in Portugal
Old fortress guarding tower and sea in Cacela Velha, Algarve, Portugal.
Cacela Velha (meaning Old Cacela in Portuguese) is a village located... more
by Angelo DeVal
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Old fortress guarding tower in Portugal
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Angelo DeVal
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Old fortress guarding tower and sea in Cacela Velha, Algarve, Portugal.
Cacela Velha (meaning "Old Cacela" in Portuguese) is a village located in the civil parish of Vila Nova de Cacela, municipality of Vila Real de Santo Antonio, Algarve, Portugal. Cacela Velha is situated on top of a hill with a view to the easternmost lagoon of the Ria Formosa.
Cacela Velha and the surrounding towns were a stopover for Greek and Phoenician navigators, and according to some authors it may have once been near the location of Conistorgis, the still-unrecovered capital of the Conii. Roman and Arab occupiers also played a significant role in the expansion of the region.
Archeological excavations conducted from May 7 to July 4, 2007, determined the village was the Medina of Qast�alla Daraj (Ibn Darradj al-Qastalli), an Islamic town dating back to the 10th century, when much of the Iberian peninsula was controlled by the Moors and Berbers who arrived from North Africa. Archeologists determined the area was an agricultural center, and part of the excavation recovered seven corn pits that were used for storing cereals and grain.
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