TripAdvisor Reviews - St. George's Castle (Castelo de Sao Jorge) Feed

Good castle, great views

Fiddlee1, Toronto — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 01:21:04 GMT

TripAdvisor traveller rating: 4 of 5 stars

There is little to actually see in the castle, but the views and possible photo opportunities of the city are unparalleled. You can walk all the walls and climb the towers, with nary a guardrail in...

Nice boutique hotel if you don't get the small rooms without views

goldfishgal, Lodon — Sun, 19 Aug 2007 04:00:00 GMT

TripAdvisor traveller rating: 3 of 5 stars

My partner and I stayed at Castelo de Sao Jorge for 3 nights in July 2007. We booked it through Tablet hotels and having used the website before to book many other great hotels was expecting this to...

Rip-off

satanhimself, Pennsylvania — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 04:00:00 GMT

TripAdvisor traveller rating: 1 of 5 stars

I wish I had read the reviews here in advance. This castle is a ripoff. Its only value is the view, and like others have said, you can get great views from other locations for free. Example, go to...

Waste of time and money.

AtravellerUK, Oxfordshire — Tue, 15 May 2007 04:00:00 GMT

TripAdvisor traveller rating: 1 of 5 stars

It's difficult to understand why a structure such as a castle should be patched up using concrete blocks and cement render . . quite apalling. We found it ironically amusing though, the render is...

Go to Obidos instead

breebop, Vancouver, B.C. — Fri, 06 Oct 2006 04:00:00 GMT

TripAdvisor traveller rating: 2 of 5 stars

The Castelo's a big fraud. It's a relatively modern reconstruction of the medieval structure, and there's really not much to see aside from the views. There is an admission fee to see the castle, but...

Disappointing!

Rooindie, Farmington, Connecticut — Sun, 30 Apr 2006 04:00:00 GMT

TripAdvisor traveller rating: 2 of 5 stars

I was really disappointed with the castle. I noticed on the way up that the guidebook refers to the castle as medieval, only "medieval" is in quotes. That's right, it's reconstructed "medieval." ...

Great views

A TripAdvisor Member, Crewe, UK — Sun, 18 Dec 2005 05:00:00 GMT

TripAdvisor traveller rating: 4 of 5 stars

If you want great views of the city, then visit the castle. You get to see most of the city from the castle, which is high above the city centre, but still close to it. If you want to walk up to it,...

Portugal has the best castles--Castelo Sao Jorge

aprille, Iowa City, IA — Fri, 09 Dec 2005 05:00:00 GMT

TripAdvisor traveller rating: 5 of 5 stars

I never would have thought it, and I've been to a lot of the most well-known castle countries, but Portugal has amazing castles! Castelo Sao Jorge in Lisbon is no exception. It's clean,...

Take the tram or a taxi...

A TripAdvisor Member — Sat, 22 Oct 2005 04:00:00 GMT

TripAdvisor traveller rating: 3 of 5 stars

Ok, first thing to be sure you know is that the tour guide you might have will tell you "we have to walk to the top because the bus can't go to the top" to get to the castle. Well, yes, it is true...