Friday, 3 January 2014

Portugal - Castro de Monte Mozinho - The roman presence still live

Located near Penafiel and belonging to Porto district in the north of Portugal, coordinates 41° 8′ 47″ N8° 18′ 40″ W.  
This is the largest "Castro" of the Iberian Peninsula, we can define Castro as a fortified village typical from mountain regions normally adopting a circular form. This in particular was founded in the first century AC. This particular structure had a vast housing area.

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