1.0Aldeias Históricas de Portugalhttps://aldeiashistoricasdeportugal.com/enjoaohttps://aldeiashistoricasdeportugal.com/en/author/joao/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="DJQlUVaySQ"><a href="https://aldeiashistoricasdeportugal.com/en/local/castelo-4/">Castle</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://aldeiashistoricasdeportugal.com/en/local/castelo-4/embed/#?secret=DJQlUVaySQ" width="600" height="338" title="“Castle” — Aldeias Históricas de Portugal" data-secret="DJQlUVaySQ" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://aldeiashistoricasdeportugal.com/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js /* ]]> */ </script> Following the Reconquest of the Tagus Line in 1149, a part of its defence effort was the responsibility of the Templars. Consequently they went up the Tagus and, when they got to what is Beira Baixa today, they turned northeast, following the Ponsul River, where various castles were built, forming a barrier to Muslim incursions. […]