Forte dos Maias
Forte dos Maias is a fort in União das freguesias de Oeiras e São Julião da Barra, Paço de Arcos e Caxias, Oeiras, Lisbon District. Forte dos Maias is situated nearby to the castle Fort of São João das Maias, as well as near Fontainhas Beach.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fort of São João das Maias and Fontainhas Beach.
Fort of São João das Maias
Castle
Photo: Helmut Seger, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Fort of São João das Maias, also known as the Fort of Oeiras, is located on the right bank of the River Tagus estuary, in the municipality of Oeiras in the Lisbon District of Portugal.
Fontainhas Beach
Beach
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Fontainhas Beach is situated 310 metres northeast of Forte dos Maias.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Carcavelos and Carcavelos.
Carcavelos
Village
Photo: Rúdisicyon, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Carcavelos was, until 2013, a civil parish in the Portuguese municipality of Cascais, about 12 kilometres west of Lisbon. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Carcavelos e Parede. Carcavelos is situated 2½ km west of Forte dos Maias.
Carcavelos
Village
Photo: Rúdisicyon, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Carcavelos is a village, which is situated 3 km west of Forte dos Maias.
Porto Salvo
Town
Photo: Vicentetavora, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Porto Salvo is a town, which is situated 3½ km north of Forte dos Maias.
Forte dos Maias
- Type: Fort
- Also known as: “Forte das Maias”
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: União das freguesias de Oeiras e São Julião da Barra, Paço de Arcos e Caxias, Oeiras, Lisbon District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
38.68565° or 38° 41′ 8″ northLongitude
-9.3046° or 9° 18′ 17″ westElevation
13 metres (43 feet)Open location code
8CCGMMPW+75GeoNames ID
2266851
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