The Barra de Aveiro Fort (Forte da Barra de Aveiro in Portuguese) also known as Gafanha Castle (Castelo da Gafanha in Portuguese), Forte Pombalino, Forte...
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The Lighthouse of Praia da Barra, also known as the Aveiro Lighthouse (Portuguese: Farol de Aveiro/Farol da Praia da Barra), is an active lighthouse in...
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The Fort of Saint Anthony of Barra (Portuguese: Forte de Santo António da Barra) is located overlooking the sea, in the parish of Estoril, Cascais municipality...
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The Fort of São Julião da Barra is the largest and most complete military defence complex in the Vauban style remaining in Portugal. It is located in...
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Portugal. The fort dates back to 1762, when a small battery was erected on a site between the Fort of São Julião da Barra and the Fort of Santo Amaro...
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Nova de Cerveira and the fort Santiago da Barra were renovated. To complement the defense of the left (south) bank of the Minho River, the Fort São Francisco...
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The Fort of São Miguel Arcanjo (St. Michael the Archangel) is situated in Nazaré, west region of Portugal. It was first constructed in 1577 but has undergone...
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The Nossa Senhora da Graça Fort, officially Conde de Lippe Fort and known historically as La Lippe, is a fort in the village of Alcáçova, about 1 kilometre...
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1642 and 1648 to form a defensive line between the Fort of São Julião da Barra and Cabo da Roca. The fort was begun on 5 April 1642 (from an inscription over...
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Fort of São Francisco Xavier (Portuguese: Forte de São Francisco Xavier) is a fortification situated along the coast of the civil parish of Nevogilde in...
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the Tagus estuary already being provided by the nearby Fort of São Julião da Barra and the Fort of São Lourenço do Bugio, situated in the estuary, and...
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The Fort Santiago da Barra de Viana do Castelo (Forte de Santiago da Barra in Portuguese) also referred to as Castle Santiago da Barra (Castelo de Santiago...
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Penaguião, which they initially designated as the Forte de Nossa Senhora das Neves da Barra de Leça (Fort of Our Layd of the Snows of the Leça Sandbar). The...
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The Fort of Santa Catarina (also known as the Fort of Santa Catarina de Ribamar) is a medieval fort situated in the civil parish of Portimão, in the municipality...
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The Fort of Santo António de Belixe (Fort of Saint Anthony of Beliche), which is also referred to as the Fortress of Beliche (Portuguese: Fortaleza de Belixe)...
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Peniche Fortress (category Forts in Portugal)
Santos Soares Portugal portal Fort of São João Baptista (Berlengas) Fort of Consolation Beach Oliveira, Caterina. "Praça-forte de Peniche". Fortalezas.org...
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The Fort of São Sebastião de Caparica (Portuguese: Forte de São Sebastião de Caparica) also known as the Tower of São Sebastião (Portuguese: Torre de São...
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Fort Santo António da Piedade (Forte de Santo António da Piedade in Portuguese), also known as Fort Santo António for short, (Forte de Santo António in...
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demolished, and the Fort of Giribita to the west, thus reinforcing the major Fort of São Julião da Barra to the west. António Luís de Meneses, 1st Marquis...
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The Fort of São João do Arade (Portuguese: Forte de São João do Arade), sometimes referred to as the Castle of Arade, is a medieval fortification situated...
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Fortress of São João Baptista (Angra do Heroísmo) (redirect from Fort of São João Baptista do Monte Brasil)
of São João Baptista (Portuguese: Forte de São João Baptista), also known as the Fort of São Filipe or Fort of Monte Brasil is a historic fortress and...
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The Fort of Ponta da Bandeira (Forte da Ponta da Bandeira), also known as Pau da Bandeira Fort (Flag's Mast Fort); Fort of Nossa Senhora da Penha de França...
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The Fort of Nossa Senhora da Rocha (also known as the Fort of Our Lady of the Rock or Castle of Porches) is a medieval castle situated in the civil parish...
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following year. Its location permitted crossfire with the nearby Fort of Saint Anthony of Barra to protect the cove of the Poça Beach. It was named in honour...
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The Fort Nossa Senhora da Queimada (Portuguese: Forte de Nossa Senhora da Queimada) also knows as Fort of Pessegueiro (Portuguese: Forte do Pessegueiro)...
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The Fort of São Tiago (Portuguese: Fortaleza de São Tiago) is located in the historical centre (Zona Velha) of Funchal, Madeira. Originally built to protect...
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The Fort of São Filipe de Setúbal, also referred to as the São Filipe Castle or the São Filipe Fortress, is in the city of Setúbal in the Setúbal District...
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Santa Marta Lighthouse (redirect from Farol de Santa Marta)
lighthouse was built on the grounds of the Santa Marta Fort, which now houses a lighthouse museum. The Fort of Santa Marta was probably built in the 1640s, later...
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Citadel of Cascais (category Forts in Portugal)
de Cascais, the Fortress of Our Lady of Light (Nossa Senhora da Luz de Cascais), and the former Royal Palace area. The first construction of a fort on...
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The Fort of Almádena (Portuguese: Forte de Almádena) or (Portuguese: Forte de São Luís de Almádena), also known as the Fort of the River Mouth (Portuguese:...
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