Forte de Santo António de Barro

Forte de Santo António de Barro is a fort in Cascais e Estoril, Cascais, Lisbon District. Forte de Santo António de Barro is situated nearby to the castle Fort of Santo António da Barra, as well as near São João do Estoril railway station.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Fort of Santo António da Barra and São João do Estoril railway station.

Fort of Santo António da Barra

Castle

Photo: Rúdisicyon, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Fort of Saint Anthony of Barra is located overlooking the sea, in the parish of Estoril, Cascais municipality, District of Lisbon, in Portugal. It is sometimes known as the Old Fort ), or as the Fort of Salazar as it was used by the Prime Minister, António de Oliveira Salazar as his seasonal residence during the Portuguese dictatorship.

São João do Estoril railway station

Railway station

Photo: Adriao, CC BY 3.0.

São João do Estoril railway station is situated 370 metres northwest of Forte de Santo António de Barro.

Fort of São Teodósio da Cadaveira

Fort

Photo: Carlos Luis M C da Cruz, Public domain.

The Fort of São Teodósio da Cadaveira, located at Estoril, Lisbon District, Portugal, is one of a series of more than a dozen fortresses built between 1642 and 1648 during the period of the Portuguese Restoration War with the purpose of forming a defensive line between the Tower of Belém on the RiverTagus and Cabo da Roca on the Atlantic coast, in order to defend the city of Lisbon. Fort of São Teodósio da Cadaveira is situated 710 metres northwest of Forte de Santo António de Barro.