Archaeologists have discovered fragments of an Islamic dwelling dating back to before the 11th century beneath the foundations of the medieval castle in Almada, in western Portugal. This discovery ...

The castle served as a fortification for the Romans, Visigoths and the Moors, who turned it into a royal palace before it was eventually taken by Portugal's first king, Afonso Henriques.

The forts and castles along the coast of Ghana date back to the 15th Century and were built and occupied at different times by the European traders and adventurers from Portugal, Spain ...