Fort St. Teodósio da Cadaveira

Fort St. Teodósio da Cadaveira is a fort in Cascais e Estoril, Cascais, Lisbon District. Fort St. Teodósio da Cadaveira is situated near Fort of São Teodósio da Cadaveira, as well as near Poça Beach.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Fort of São Teodósio da Cadaveira and Poça Beach.

Fort of São Teodósio da Cadaveira

Fort

Photo: Carlos Luis M C da Cruz, Public domain.

The Fort of São Teodósio da Cadaveira, located at Estoril, Lisbon District, Portugal, is one of a series of more than a dozen fortresses built between 1642 and 1648 during the period of the Portuguese Restoration War with the purpose of forming a defensive line between the Tower of Belém on the RiverTagus and Cabo da Roca on the Atlantic coast, in order to defend the city of Lisbon.

Poça Beach

Beach

Photo: pedrik, CC BY 2.0.

Saint Peter’s Fortress

Fort

Photo: Carlos Luis M C da Cruz, Public domain.

The Fort of São Pedro, also known as the Fort of Poça, is a medieval fortification, along the coast of the civil parish of Estoril, in the municipality of Cascais. Saint Peter’s Fortress is situated 200 metres west of Fort St. Teodósio da Cadaveira.