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Sortelha - castelo
A little bit of history
The highlight of a trip to Sortelha has to be the castle itself. As with most ruined castles in Portugal, you are free to roam its walls at your own risk. In other words, don’t expect safety barriers and wear sensible shoes. Climb up to the tower for remarkable views over the boulder-strewn fields and a crop of giant wind turbines. With such wide-reaching views, it’s easy to understand why King Sancho established the village as part of a strategic line of defence in the early 13th century.
The border moved east with Portuguese victory later that century and Sortelha was largely forgotten about until the 16th century when King Manuel I showed an interest. This lead to new buildings, judicial powers and the Manueline pillory which is still a focal point of the village.
The highlight of a trip to Sortelha has to be the castle itself. As with most ruined castles in Portugal, you are free to roam its walls at your own risk. In other words, don’t expect safety barriers and wear sensible shoes. Climb up to the tower for remarkable views over the boulder-strewn fields and a crop of giant wind turbines. With such wide-reaching views, it’s easy to understand why King Sancho established the village as part of a strategic line of defence in the early 13th century.
The border moved east with Portuguese victory later that century and Sortelha was largely forgotten about until the 16th century when King Manuel I showed an interest. This lead to new buildings, judicial powers and the Manueline pillory which is still a focal point of the village.
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Hoje é um destino turístico de eleição para quem procura as mais belas e históricas aldeias do país. As casas tradicionais foram minuciosamente recuperadas à semelhança das agradáveis ruas estreitas e sinuosas. As muralhas da aldeia foram mandadas edificar por D. Sancho I, em 1187, onde se erguem com enormes penedos dispostos em forma circular, ganhando a forma de um anel. Esta disposição contribuiu em muito para o seu nome: “Sortija”, “Sortilia” ou “Sortela”, alguns nomes castelhanos que designam um jogo antigo de cavaleiros que consistia em enfiar a ponta de uma lança num anel de pedrarias.
Terá sido D. Sancho II a mandar fazer a reedificação do castelo, bem como a conceder o foral mais antigo a Sortelha em 1228. No entanto foi apenas no reinado de D. Dinis que a defesa final da linha das fronteiras ficou definida nesta região de Portugal com o Tratado de Alcanizes.
A entrada em Sortelha faz-se através de uma porta gótica do século XVI, sobre a qual se vê a “Varanda de Pilatos”, balcão do reinado de D. Dinis por onde se atacavam os agressores. Destaca-se também o pelourinho sobre o beirado do solar dos viscondes de São Sebastião.
Deve-se visitar também a Igreja Matriz, onde se destaca a talha dourada do altar-mor e o teto mudéjar.
A arte do paleolítico valeu-lhe a classificação de Património da Humanidade pela UNESCO. O artesanato de Sortelha passa pela elaboração de trabalhos em bracejo. O Castelo é considerado monumento nacional desde 1910, sendo que dentro das suas muralhas tudo se organiza em torno da Rua Principal, a Rua da Fonte e a Rua Direita que ligam a Porta da Vila à Porta Nova. Salientam-se ainda o Largo do Corro e o Largo do Pelourinho ou os passos da Via Sacra, espalhados pela povoação.
fonte: beira.pt/turismo/aldeias-historicas/sortelha
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