Fort of São Julião da Barra

The Fort of São Julião da Barra is the largest and most complete military defence complex in the Vauban style remaining in . It is located in São Julião da Barra, on the point of São Gião, in the parish of Oeiras e São Julião da Barra, Paço de Arcos e Caxias, , .
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: cultural heritage monument in Oeiras, Portugal
  • Also known as: Forte de São Julião da Barra

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include São Julião Lighthouse and Praia da Torre.

Lighthouse
The is located in the fort of the same name, which is the largest sea defence structure in Portugal and is situated on a headland on the north bank of the River Tagus estuary in Oeiras, .

University
, formerly the Faculty of Economics of the New University of Lisbon, is one of the five faculties of the New University of Lisbon. is situated 480 metres north of Fort of São Julião da Barra.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Carcavelos and São Domingos de Rana.

Village
was, until 2013, a civil parish in the municipality of , about 12 kilometres west of . In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish .

Village
is a civil parish of the municipality of , part of the Greater Lisbon subregion. The population in 2011 was 57,502, in an area of 20.36 km2. is situated 3½ km northwest of Fort of São Julião da Barra.

Neighborhood
Cascais is a town and municipality in the of , located on the . The municipality has a total of 214,158 inhabitants in an area of 97.40 km2. is situated 4½ km northwest of Fort of São Julião da Barra.

Fort of São Julião da Barra

Latitude
38.67419° or 38° 40′ 27″ north
Longitude
-9.32518° or 9° 19′ 31″ west
Open location code
8CCGMMFF+MW
Open­Street­Map ID
way 155316963
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Geo­Names ID
10342413
Wiki­data ID
Q10284030
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Fort of São Julião da Barra”. Photo: Adriao, CC BY 3.0.