Faro District
Portimão Municipality
Portimão

Fort of Santa Catarina

The Fort of Santa Catarina is a medieval fort situated in the civil parish of , in the municipality of Portimão in . The structure was considered one of the last Philippine military projects in the Algarve, erected to defend the peninsula from pirates and privateers, as well as military invasions.
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  • Type: Fort
  • Description: fortress in Portimão, Algarve, Portugal
  • Also known as: “Fort of Santa Catarina de Ribamar” and “Fortress of Saint Catherine”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Fort of São João do Arade and Praia da Angrinha.

Photo: Andrew Milligan sumo, CC BY 4.0.
The , sometimes referred to as the Castle of Arade, is a medieval fortification situated in the civil parish of in the municipality of Lagoa. is situated 720 metres northeast of Fort of Santa Catarina.

Beach
is situated along the wide estuary of the , south of , in Lagoa Municipality, Portugal. Map location: Protected by the large moles extending out towards the shore opposite, the beach is long and enclosed by heights in the land, now much eroded by the elements.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ferragudo and Portimão.

Town
Photo: Xuaxo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a civil parish at the western border of the municipality of Lagoa. The population in 2011 was 1,973, in an area of 5.41 km2. serves mainly as a bedroom community for its much larger neighbour, the city of ; its residents routinely travel across the to work in the neighboring municipality.

Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is the second biggest city in the , , and famous for its fresh fish restaurants, grilled sardines being the most famous dish. It's very close to one of the most well known beaches in the Algarve, Praia da Rocha, and there are numerous others nearby.

Town
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is a town and a former civil parish in the municipality of Lagoa, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish . The population in 2011 was 4,019, in an area of 3.86 km2. is situated 2½ km northeast of Fort of Santa Catarina.

Fort of Santa Catarina

Latitude
37.11655° or 37° 6′ 60″ north
Longitude
-8.52968° or 8° 31′ 47″ west
Elevation
8 metres (26 feet)
Open location code
8C9H4F8C+J4
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1144636069
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­fort
Geo­Names ID
2263551
Wiki­data ID
Q5472493
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Fort of Santa Catarina”. Photo: Xuaxo, CC BY-SA 3.0.