Castelo da Lousã / Castelo de Arouce

Castle located on the outskirts of the village of Lousã mountain countryside. Consists of the donjon, torn by loopholes for a small irregular fence and some cubelos. Its entrance is flanked by two turrets and three more are distributed along the walls. The whole Castle is in Silurian shale, rock of the region, except the door trim of the keep, which is white stoneware. During the Reconquista, this castle was assumed as a strategic point, locking the Moorish incursions from the vale do Zêzere.