I like castles there is no doubt about it. From fairytale chateaux to austere fortifications; ones with drawbridges, dungeons, gatehouses, keeps and moats; built in stone, brick and even sand, I’m not fussy.

So as a castle fan you can imagine my glee upon moving to Portugal to find there were lots of Castelos to discover and explore. In fact only a few kilometres from our then home there were more castles than I could count on both hands.