Fort São João Baptista of Esposente
Fort São João Baptista of Esposende, also referred to as São João Baptista Castle and Esposende Fort, is located in the parish of Esposende, Marinhas e Gandra, city and municipality of Esposende, in the district of Braga, in Portugal.Photo: João Carvalho, CC BY-SA 2.5.
- Type: Fort
- Description: building in Esposende, Braga District, Portugal
- Also known as: “Farol de Esposende”, “Forte de São João Baptista”, “Forte de São João Baptista de Esposende”, and “São João Baptista de Esposende Fort”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Esposende Lighthouse and Praia de Cepães.
Câmara Municipal de Esposende
Town hall
Photo: Joseolgon, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Câmara Municipal de Esposende is a town hall, which is situated 1½ km southeast of Fort São João Baptista of Esposente.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gandra and Fão.
Gandra
Village
Gandra is a former civil parish in the municipality of Esposende, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Esposende, Marinhas e Gandra. Gandra is situated 3½ km southeast of Fort São João Baptista of Esposente.
Fão
Fão is a town in Portugal's Minho region on the Portuguese Coastal Way trail of the Camino de Santiago. The town lies at the Cávado River and has 3,100 inhabitants.Lugar das Pedrinhas
Hamlet
Photo: ARQ.ACM, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lugar das Pedrinhas is a hamlet, which is situated 5 km south of Fort São João Baptista of Esposente.
Fort São João Baptista of Esposente
- Categories: cultural heritage, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Marinhas, Esposende, Braga District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
41.54293° or 41° 32′ 35″ northLongitude
-8.79031° or 8° 47′ 25″ westElevation
5 metres (16 feet)Open location code
8CHHG6V5+5VOpenStreetMap ID
way 185293379OpenStreetMap feature
historic=fort
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In Other Languages
“Fort São João Baptista of Esposente” goes by many names.
- Portuguese: “Castelo de são joão baptista”
- Portuguese: “Castelo de São João Baptista”
- Portuguese: “Forte de esposende”
- Portuguese: “Forte de Esposende”
- Portuguese: “Forte de Sao Joao Baptista de Esposende”
- Portuguese: “Forte de São João Baptista de Esposende”
- Portuguese: “Forte de São João Batista de Esposende”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Cepães and Outeiro.
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