Castro Marim (), officially the Town of Castro Marim (), is a town and a municipality in the southern region of Algarve, in Portugal.Detail Regional Map, Algarve- Southern Portugal, The population in 2011 was 6,747,Instituto Nacional de Estatística in an area of 300.84 km2.
The current mayor is Francisco Amaral, elected by the Social Democratic Party.
The municipal holiday is June 24.
In the Roman era, Castro Marim was known as Aesuris.
Every year at the end of August there is a Medieval Fair/Festival that reunites many people from across the world to perform, like medieval musicians, archers, swordsmen, dancers, troupes, et cetera. There are sellers too: blacksmiths, textile crafters (weaving), herbs sellers, and so on.
In honour of his Portuguese mother, Lucia Gomes, from Castro Marim, the Spanish composer and guitarist Paco de Lucía named his thirteenth studio album Castro Marín.
Parishes Administratively, the municipality is divided into 4 civil parishes (freguesias): Altura Azinhal Castro Marim Odeleite
Notable people Domingos Correia Arouca (1790–1861) a general, administrator and colonial governor of Cape Verde, 1835-1837
See also Fort São Sebastião (Castro Marim)
References
External links
official Castro Marim Municipality website