Elevated view to lowland below with village of Portages in the centre, taken from Marvao, Portalegre district, Alto Alentejo, Portugal, Europe

Historic castle, medieval village of Marvao, Portalegre district, Alto Alentejo, Portugal, Europe

Cannon in historic castle in medieval village of Marvao, Portalegre district, Alto Alentejo, Portugal, Europe

Formal garden, historic castle, medieval village of Marvao, Portalegre district, Alto Alentejo, Portugal, Europe

Historic castle, medieval village of Marvao, Portalegre district, Alto Alentejo, Portugal, Europe

Historic castle, medieval village of Marvao, Portalegre district, Alto Alentejo, Portugal, Europe

Garden of historic castle in medieval village of Marvao, Portalegre district, Alto Alentejo, Portugal, Europe

Historic medieval village of Marvao, Portalegre district, Alto Alentejo, Portugal, Europe

Garden of historic castle in medieval village of Marvao, Portalegre district, Alto Alentejo, Portugal, Europe

Castle of Alegrete, a dramatic Portuguese medieval hill-top village near Portalegre in the Alentejo region bordering Spain, Portugal, Europe

View of Portalegre, capital of the northern Alentejo, Portugal, Europe

Alegrete, a dramatic Portuguese medieval hill-top village near Portalegre in the Alentejo region bordering Spain, Portugal, Europe

Streets in Alegrete, a dramatic Portuguese medieval hill-top village near Portalegre in the Alentejo region bordering Spain, Portugal, Europe

Alegrete, a dramatic Portuguese medieval hill-top village near Portalegre in the Alentejo region bordering Spain, Portugal, Europe