Fort Santo António
Fort Santo António of Tavira, also known as Rato Fort or Lebres Island Fort, is located east of the Quatro Águas site, at the mouth of the Gilão River, next to the bar of the city of Tavira, in the District of Faro, in Portugal.
Photo: Carlos28, Public domain.- Type: Castle
- Description: building in Tavira Municipality, Faro District, Portugal
- Also known as: “Fortaleza de Santo António de Tavira”, “Forte de Santo António”, and “Forte de Santo António de Tavira”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Arraial Ferreira Neto and Tavira train station.
Arraial Ferreira Neto
Historic site
Tavira train station
Railway station
Photo: CorreiaPM, Public domain.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Barra do Cochicho and Cabanas de Tavira.
Cabanas de Tavira
Town
Cabanas de Tavira is a village and a former civil parish in the municipality of Tavira, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Conceição e Cabanas de Tavira. Cabanas de Tavira is situated 2½ km northeast of Fort Santo António.
Conceição de Tavira
Village
Conceição de Tavira is a former civil parish in the municipality of Tavira, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Conceição e Cabanas de Tavira. Conceição de Tavira is situated 3 km northeast of Fort Santo António.
Fort Santo António
- Categories: fort, cultural heritage, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Tavira, Faro District, Algarve, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
37.12148° or 37° 7′ 17″ north
Longitude
-7.62134° or 7° 37′ 17″ west
Elevation
2 metres (7 feet)
Operator
Sem afetação
Open location code
8C9J49CH+HF
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
building=yes
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castle
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In Other Languages
“Fort Santo António” goes by many names.
- Portuguese: “Forte da Ilha das Lebres”
- Portuguese: “Forte de Santo António de Tavira”
- Portuguese: “Forte do Rato”
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