Many of Portugal's windmills date back to the 12th century and their sails were made of cloth, allowing them to be rolled up and secured when strong winds hit quickly. This property, however, ...

The windmills are, without a doubt ... changing hands several times between Moors and Christians. In the 12th century, the castle was handed over to the Order of Saint John, who expanded and ...

shedding new light on the 6 th-century Benedictine monastery that the wider fortress was built around roughly 600 years later. Formerly the resting place for the remains of Saint Herculanus ...