This May 2013 photo shows the exterior of Pena Palace in Sintra, Portugal. It’s like a castle seen through a kaleidoscope, one of a number of spectacular buildings found in Sintra, which has long been ...

BANDAR ABBAS, Hormozgan Prov. Portuguese Ambassador to Tehran Jose Manuel da Gosta Arsenio said on Wednesday in the southern island of Qeshm that Portuguese historical castles in the Iranian islands ...

The agreement was negotiated by Portuguese Ambassador to Tehran José Manuel da Costa Arsénio and deputy director of Iran’s Cultural Heritage, tourism and Handicrafts Organization (CHTHO) Fariborz ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) - The Portuguese Castle of Hormuz Island, built in the early 16th century, is one of the last surviving monuments of the Portuguese rule in the Persian Gulf. The castles built by ...

The castle’s southern wall has been destroyed and dissimilar materials have been used in construction of the replacement wall, the Persian service of the Mehr News Agency reported on Monday. The ...

“Archaeologists have carried out some excavations on the castle over the past few years. We are also preparing the necessary facilities and agreements for the renovation of the historic castle,” ...

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TEHRAN (Tasnim) - The Portuguese Castle of Hormuz Island, built in the early 16th century, is one of the last surviving monuments of the Portuguese rule in the Persian Gulf. The castles built by ...

With sunshine bathing its multicolored facades against a backdrop of deep blue sky, the Pena Palace in Sintra is like a castle seen through a kaleidoscope. A jumble of bright yellow domes, red towers, ...