Forte de Nossa Senhora do Amparo
Forte de Nossa Senhora do Amparo is a castle in Machico, Madeira which is located on Alameda Dr. José António d‘ Almada. Forte de Nossa Senhora do Amparo is situated nearby to the public building Junta de Freguesia de Machico, as well as near the town hall Paços do Concelho de Machico.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Castle
- Description: fortress in Machico, Madeira
- Also known as: “Forte de Santo Amaro”
- Address: Alameda Dr. José António d‘ Almada, Machico, 9200-000
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Junta de Freguesia de Machico and Paços do Concelho de Machico.
Junta de Freguesia de Machico
Public building
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Junta de Freguesia de Machico is a public building.
Paços do Concelho de Machico
Town hall
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Paços do Concelho de Machico is a town hall, which is situated 120 metres north of Forte de Nossa Senhora do Amparo.
Capela do Senhor dos Milagres
Church
Photo: Llez, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Capela do Senhor dos Milagres is a church, which is situated 180 metres northeast of Forte de Nossa Senhora do Amparo.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Água de Pena and Caniçal.
Água de Pena
Village
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Água de Pena is a civil parish in the municipality of Machico on the south-east coast of the Portuguese island of Madeira. The population in 2011 was 2,434, in an area of 5.15 km².
Caniçal
Town
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Caniçal is a civil parish in the municipality of Machico in the Portuguese island of Madeira. The population in 2011 was 3,924, in an area of 11.85 km2. Caniçal is situated 3½ km northeast of Forte de Nossa Senhora do Amparo.
Santo António da Serra
Village
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Santo António da Serra is a civil parish in the interior of the municipality of Machico, on the island of Madeira. The parish is adjacent to another parish in the neighbouring municipality of Santa Cruz to the south, which is also named Santo António da Serra. Santo António da Serra is situated 5 km west of Forte de Nossa Senhora do Amparo.
Forte de Nossa Senhora do Amparo
- Categories: fort, cultural heritage, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Machico, Machico Municipality, Madeira, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
32.71758° or 32° 43′ 3″ northLongitude
-16.76492° or 16° 45′ 54″ westElevation
12 metres (39 feet)Inception
1706Open location code
8C45P69P+22OpenStreetMap ID
way 165213323OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castle
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In Other Languages
From Czech to Portuguese—“Forte de Nossa Senhora do Amparo” goes by many names.
- Czech: “Forte do Amparo”
- German: “Forte de Nossa Senhora do Amparo”
- Portuguese: “Forte de Nossa Senhora do Amparo”
- Portuguese: “Forte de Santo Amaro”
- Portuguese: “Forte do Amparo”
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