Castelo de Silves

Silves' Castle is a magical, 12.000sqm venue in the hearth os Silves municipality, in Algarve. Classified as a national monument in 1910, the history of the castle dates back to the period when Silves was transformed into a strong occupation base and commercial centre of great prosperity under Roman rule. Around 716 AC, the Moorish conquest brought gigantic changes to the fortress that the Romans had built above the city.

Heavily damaged by the 1755 earthquake and absorbed by the growth of the city, this solid defensive system of military mudstone - made of a mixture of clay, gravel, sand and lime and with red sandstone of the region (sandstone of Silves) which gives it its reddish hue - two large areas remain, the Citadel and the Medina.

Besides the historical atmosphere, this venue has endeless decoration possibilities to ensure your vision for your event.