🏺 – Early fortified settlements ( castros ) appeared on hilltops like Cabo da Roca (Europe’s westernmost point) and Peninha , trading tin and copper along the Atlantic.
👉 Visit the Museu de Arqueologia de São Miguel de Odrinhas to see real Bronze Age tools and local artifacts. Then hike to Moorish Castle – beneath its medieval walls lie prehistoric layers waiting to be understood. sintra bronte age
🌊 – Sintra’s Bronze Age wasn’t isolated. It was part of a maritime network linking Brittany, Cornwall, and Iberia. Local metalworkers produced V-perforated buttons and palmela points (arrowheads) found across the region. 🏺 – Early fortified settlements ( castros )
✨ – While the great dolmens (like Anta de Adrenunes ) date earlier (Neolithic), they remained in use and were reinterpreted during the Bronze Age as ritual landmarks. 🌊 – Sintra’s Bronze Age wasn’t isolated