Fort of the Espírito Santo
The Fort of the Espírito Santo is the remains of a 16th-century fortification located on the extreme northern edge of the Bay of Praia da Vitória, in the Portuguese civil parish of Santa Cruz, municipality of Praia da Vitória, on the island of Terceira, in the Azores.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Fort
- Description: remains of a Portuguese fortification
- Also known as: “Forte do Espirito Santo”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Praia dos Oficiais and Edifício dos Paços do Concelho da Praia da Vitória, Praia da Vitória.
Praia dos Oficiais
Beach
Photo: Luissilveira, Public domain.
Praia dos Oficiais is a beach, which is situated 400 metres west of Fort of the Espírito Santo.
Edifício dos Paços do Concelho da Praia da Vitória, Praia da Vitória
Public building
Photo: Concierge.2C, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Edifício dos Paços do Concelho da Praia da Vitória, Praia da Vitória is a public building, which is situated 1 km west of Fort of the Espírito Santo.
Igreja da Misericórdia (Praia da Vitória)
Church
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Igreja da Misericórdia (Praia da Vitória) is a church, which is situated 1 km west of Fort of the Espírito Santo.
Fort of the Espírito Santo
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Praia da Vitória (Santa Cruz), Praia da Vitória, Terceira, Azores, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Egyptian Arabic to Portuguese—“Fort of the Espírito Santo” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “حصن اسبيريتو سانتو”
- Portuguese: “Forte do espírito santo”
- Portuguese: “Forte do Espírito Santo”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Facho and Malmerendo Point.
Nearby Places
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