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.
- Fort
- …lies at an elevation of 21 metres (69 feet)
- Description: fortification in Caparica, Almada, Setúbal District, Portugal
- Also known as“Fortress of Torre Velha”“Tower of São Sebastião da Caparica”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Belém Tower and Monument to the Discoveries.
Belém Tower
Belém Tower, officially the Tower of Saint Vincent… Belém Tower is situated 1½ km north of Fort of São Sebastião de Caparica.
Monument to the Discoveries
The Monument of the Discoveries is a monument on the… Monument to the Discoveries is situated 2 km north of Fort of São Sebastião de Caparica.
Porto Brandão ferry terminal
Station
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.
Monte de Caparica
Town
Caparica is a former civil parish in the municipality of Almada, Lisbon metropolitan area, Portugal.
Fort of São Sebastião de Caparica
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Latitude
38.67648° or 38° 40′ 35″ north
Longitude
-9.21152° or 9° 12′ 42″ west
Open location code
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Turkish—“Fort of São Sebastião de Caparica” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “حصن ساو سيباستياو دي كاباريكا”
- 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”
- Turkish: “São Sebastião de Caparica Hisarı”
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