Forte de Belixe
Forte de Belixe is a fort in Sagres, Vila do Bispo, Faro District. Forte de Belixe is situated nearby to the locality Cabo de São Vicente, as well as near the beach Praia do Beliche.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lighthouse of Cabo de São Vicente and Praia do Beliche.
Lighthouse of Cabo de São Vicente
Lighthouse
The Lighthouse of Cabo de São Vicente is a beacon/lighthouse located along the coastal peninsula of Sagres Point in the civil parish of Sagres, in the Portuguese municipality of the Vila do Bispo. Lighthouse of Cabo de São Vicente is situated 1¼ km west of Forte de Belixe.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cabo de São Vicente and Sagres Point.
Cabo de São Vicente
Locality
Photo: Pufacz, Public domain.
Cape St. Vincent is a headland in the municipality of Vila do Bispo, in the Algarve, southern Portugal. It is the southwesternmost point of Portugal and of mainland Europe.
Sagres Point
Locality
Photo: Vanbasten 23, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sagres Point is a windswept shelf-like promontory located in the southwest Algarve region of southern Portugal. Only 4 km to the west and 3 km to the north lies Cape St. Vincent, which is usually taken as the southwesternmost tip of Europe. Sagres Point is situated 4½ km southeast of Forte de Belixe.
Forte de Belixe
- Type: Fort
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Sagres, Vila do Bispo, Faro District, Algarve, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
37.02718° or 37° 1′ 38″ northLongitude
-8.98226° or 8° 58′ 56″ westElevation
40 metres (131 feet)Open location code
8C9H22G9+V3GeoNames ID
2270973
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