Fort of São Sebastião de Caparica
The Fort of São Sebastião de Caparica also known as the Tower of São Sebastião or Fortress of the Old Tower is a medieval fortification located in Monte da Caparica, civil parish of Caparica, in the municipality of Almada, in the Portuguese central region of Península de Setúbal.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Fort
- Description: Fortification in Caparica, Almada, Setúbal District, Portugal
- Also known as: “Fort of Sao Sebastiao de Caparica”, “Fortress of Torre Velha”, and “Tower of São Sebastião da Caparica”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Belém Tower and Monument to the Discoveries.
Belém Tower
Photo: Rehman, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Belém Tower, officially the Tower of Saint Vincent is a 16th-century fortification located in Lisbon that served as a point of embarkation and disembarkation for Portuguese explorers and as a ceremonial gateway to Lisbon. Belém Tower is situated 1½ km north of Fort of São Sebastião de Caparica.
Monument to the Discoveries
Photo: Jean-Christophe BENOIST, CC BY 4.0.
The Monument of the Discoveries is a monument on the northern bank of the Tagus River estuary, in the civil parish of Santa Maria de Belém, Lisbon. Located along the river where ships departed to explore and trade with India and the Orient, the monument celebrates the Portuguese Age of Discovery during the 15th and 16th centuries. Monument to the Discoveries is situated 2 km north of Fort of São Sebastião de Caparica.
Porto Brandão ferry terminal
Station
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Porto Brandão ferry terminal is a station, which is situated 450 metres east of Fort of São Sebastião de Caparica.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Porto Brandão and Banática.
Porto Brandão
Hamlet
Porto Brandão is a locality in the freguesia of Caparica e Trafaria, Almada Municipality, Portugal. It is situated in a strategic location by the Tejo river.
Banática
Hamlet
Banática is a small town at Almada, Portugal. Its name may derive from the Arabic language word for prince. It is the first port at the Tejo. It has a Repsol oil refinery, a sports club, Clube Recreativo e Desportivo de Banática, and a coast control unit of the Portuguese Republican National Guard.
Monte de Caparica
Town
Photo: Rúdisicyon, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Caparica is a former civil parish in the municipality of Almada, Lisbon metropolitan area, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged with the civil parish of Trafaria into the new parish Caparica e Trafaria.
Fort of São Sebastião de Caparica
- Categories: former hospital, cultural heritage, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Caparica e Trafaria, Almada, Setúbal District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Egyptian Arabic to Spanish—“Fort of São Sebastião de Caparica” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “حصن ساو سيباستياو دى كاباريكا”
- French: “fort de São Sebastião da Caparica”
- French: “Fort de São Sebastião da Caparica”
- German: “Fort von São Sebastião de Caparica”
- Portuguese: “Fortaleza da Torre Velha”
- Portuguese: “Forte de São Sebastião da Caparica”
- Portuguese: “Torre de São Sebastião da Caparica”
- Spanish: “Fortaleza de la Torre Velha”
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About Mapcarta. 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 Sebastião de Caparica”. Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.