Madeira
Funchal Municipality
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Forte de São José

Forte de São José is a fort in , , . Forte de São José is situated nearby to the hotel , as well as near .
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  • Type: Fort
  • Description: fort in Funchal, Madeira
  • Also known as: “Forte Sao Jose”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Casino da Madeira and Museu CR7.

Casino
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a casino located in Funchal, Madeira, Portugal, which is part of the hotel . It was designed in 1966, but work did not begin until six years later, and it opened in 1976. is situated 340 metres northeast of Forte de São José.

Museum
Photo: Abby M., CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a that is dedicated to Portuguese footballer Cristiano Ronaldo's trophies. It is located in Ronaldo's birthplace, the city of on the Portuguese island of . is situated 480 metres northeast of Forte de São José.

Hotel
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is a hotel, which is situated 240 metres north of Forte de São José.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include São Pedro and Imaculado Coração de Maria.

Suburb
Photo: Luke H. Gordon, CC BY 2.0.
is a civil parish in the municipality of in the island of Madeira. The population in 2011 was 7,273, in an area of 1.49 km². is located north of and central to the municipality, surrounded by the parishes of , , , and .

Suburb
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is a civil parish in the municipality of in the archipelago of Madeira. , which is Portuguese for The Immaculate Heart of Mary, is a suburb of Funchal.

Suburb
Photo: Vojtěch Dostál, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a parish in the municipality of in the Madeira Islands. The population in 2011 was 5,866, in an area of 1.34 km2.

Forte de São José

Latitude
32.64127° or 32° 38′ 29″ north
Longitude
-16.91771° or 16° 55′ 4″ west
Elevation
5 metres (16 feet)
Open location code
8C45J3RJ+GW
Open­Street­Map ID
way 266317806
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­fort
Geo­Names ID
11695339
Wiki­data ID
Q10283689
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In Other Languages

From Aragonese to Portuguese—“Forte de São José” goes by many names.

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