Traveling the World #50 (Europe Series) Castle of the Moors

Hi Steemians,

In my last travel blog I introduced Sintra the beautiful town outside of Lisbon and took you around the old town and National Palace. You can find my blog [here] if you have missed it. Today I’ll be taking you to the Castle of the Moors. The castle is set inside a forest and is one of the popular tourist sites in Sintra. The castle is situated on top of a hilltop overlooking the historic town of Sintra. From the National Palace of Sintra, we then started heading our way up to the Castle of the Moors. Due to this location, it is walkable but it is recommended to take the tourist bus 434 as it does the loop of the 3 popular places - National Palace of Sintra, Castle of the Moors & Pena Palace. There is still a bit of walking when you get of the bus so be prepared.

上一集我介紹離里斯本不遠的辛特拉這個美麗的小鎮參觀了辛特拉宫和辛特拉舊城．如果你想回顧昨天的介紹你可以到這裏看看．今天我會帶你們到摩尔人城堡．這個城堡是在一個森林裏面而它的位置是在一座山的最高點．很多遊客都會在這裏看看因為可以看見整個辛特拉的風景．從辛特拉宫我們開始走向城堡的方向．因為城堡的位置，遊客可以選擇走路上山但我建議你們搭434號巴士因為這個巴士會停在三個很受歡迎的旅遊景點 - 辛特拉宫, 摩尔人城堡和佩纳宫. 到站的時候你們還要走一段路才到城堡所以建議穿一對舒服的鞋子.

As you can see from the map, the area of the castle takes up the whole of the hill top. We slowly made our way up to the top and as you walk up, you can see the town of Sintra

在地圖上, 你可以看到城堡是在山頭上面．我們慢慢走上山遠路欣賞整個辛特拉的風景

As you get closer, the castle appears in front of you amongst all the trees in the forest

在森林裏一邊走一邊看風景、我們終於在前面看到城堡．

Once you see the castle, it is a traditional ruined castle with high stone walls and it seemed like it has not been restored to its original condition.

看見城堡的時候第一感覺就是牆身很高而且好像沒有什麼特別保養它

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Although this castle is not as beautiful or colourful as what we have seen at some sights in Portugal, it has a lot of character to it which is why many tourists come to visit