LONGROIVA

Описание: "The Castle of Longroiva", in Beira Interior, is located in the parish and village of Longroiva, municipality of Mêda, district of Guarda, in Portugal. Built to the south of the Côa River, in a dominant position over the village, it is an important testimony of the Templar architecture in the region, being part of the Douro Sul Tourism Region. »

The Longroiva region has been occupied since prehistory, Romans, Visigoths and Arabs settled there, to whom the Lion King, Fernando Magno, conquered the region. Integrated in the territory of the Portucalense County, it is already after Portuguese independence, delivered to the Order of the Temple, by D. Afonso Henriques, around 1145. In the reign of D. Dinis, with the extinction of the order of the temple, Longroiva is handed over to Order of Christ, a possession that remained at least until the middle of the 16th century. In the 19th century, culminating the degradation that took over this fortification, in view of its abandonment, the castle started to serve as a supply of stone for construction and the interior of the castle was transformed into a cemetery. What remains of the castle is classified as a National Monument, the conservation work allowed parts of the walls to remain, and the Keep, which was one of the first to be built in Portugal.