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MonumentsFortaleza de JuromenhaThe bulwarked fortifications built during the War of Restoration, enclosing the Fortress of Juromenha, moved the nation’s line of defence much closer to the River Guadiana, a natural border between Portugal and Spain. The surviving remnants of the (...)
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MonumentsFortaleza de Nossa Senhora da ConceiçãoThe portal, bearing the coat of arms of D. Diogo de Sousa on the keystone of its arch, is crowned by the royal shield and a bell tower.The baroque altarpiece in the chapel has four double columns and there is an image of Nossa Senhora da Conceição (...)
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MonumentsFortaleza de PenicheThe fortifications have an irregular shape because of the rocks at the base of the walls, which consist of four defensive ramparts. The fortress rises up from the rock to the south of the peninsula of Peniche, which was once an island.
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MonumentsFortaleza de SagresSagres or the Promontorium Sacrum. This location evokes the memory of the Infante D. Henrique and the Portuguese discoveries. The southwesternmost point in the European continent, was already referred to in antiquity as the Promontorium Sacrum, (...)
Telephone: +351 282 620 140
Fax: +351 282 620 141
E-mail: fortaleza.sagres@cultalg.pt
Website: http://www.cultalg.pt
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MonumentsFortaleza do Cabo de S. VicenteThe fortress is part of the defensive system built for the protection of the Algarve coastline. This particular site was used by Prince Henry the Navigator as a place of retreat.
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MonumentsForte da Ponta da BandeiraLying beyond the city’s walls, the Fortress of Nossa Senhora da Penha de França is more commonly known as the Ponta da Bandeira Fort.Built late on in the 17th century, it completed the defences of Lagos. The entranceway is by drawbridge over a moat. (...)
Telephone: +351 282 761 410
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MonumentsForte da Praia da ConsolaçãoThe fort is located next to the beach of the same name. The gate is crowned by the royal coat of arms. The bridge over the moat is supported by two vaulted galleries.
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MonumentsForte de AlqueidãoThe fort of Alqueidão is undoubtedly one of the most beautiful viewpoints in the region. From here, there is a breathtaking view over the whole of the Atlantic coastline (the Berlengas islands, Serra de Sintra, Serra da Arrábida, the River Tagus and (...)
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MonumentsForte de Leça da PalmeiraThe Leça da Palmeira Fortress, also known as the Matosinhos Castle or the Fortress of Nossa Senhora das Neves (Our Lady of Purity), was built after Portugal regained independence in 1640. It belonged to a chain of coastal fortresses making up a line (...)
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MonumentsForte de MilfontesFrom its rocky pedestal, the fort opens onto a draw-bridge; the moat is filled with flowers, ivy climbs up the walls and the inside has the appearance of a manor-house. It was built at the suggestion of Massai (16-17C).
