Description

Noudar Castle is located between the Ardila river and the Múrtega river

The presence of a fortification in Noudar dates back to the 10th or 11th century, when Muslims built a small tower or castle to control the road that connected to Beja.

In 1295, Portugal and León and Castile signed the Treaty of Guarda in which Noudar definitively became part of the Portuguese territory, receiving a new Charter from King D. Dinis.

The monarch created the first “Couto de Homiziados” in Noudar, thus establishing a space where criminals and individuals who fled justice could find asylum, as long as they never left again…

In 1303, Noudar was donated to the Order of Avis.

Between 1644 and 1707, Noudar and its castle were occupied by Spanish troops and only in 1715, with the signing of the Treaty of Utrecht, did it return to Portugal.

With the extinction of the town of Noudar, in 1825, the town went through a process of depopulation.

By Decree published on June 23, 1910, the ruins of Noudar Castle were classified as a National Monument.