Citadel of Cascais
The Citadel of Cascais is a set of fortifications built between the 15th and 17th centuries to defend the Cascais coastline and River Tagus estuary and to protect against attacks on the capital of Portugal, Lisbon.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Cascais tide gauge and Forte de Nossa Senhora da Luz de Cascais.
Cascais tide gauge
Protected area
Photo: Carlos Luis M C da Cruz, Public domain.Forte de Nossa Senhora da Luz de Cascais
Castle
Photo: Carlos Luis M C da Cruz, Public domain.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Galiza and Alcabideche.
Citadel of Cascais
- Type: Fort
- Description: building in Cascais, Lisbon District, Portugal
- Categories: citadel, cultural heritage, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Cascais e Estoril, Cascais, Lisbon District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.69363° or 38° 41′ 37″ north
Longitude
-9.41847° or 9° 25′ 7″ west
Elevation
6 metres (20 feet)
Open location code
8CCGMHVJ+FJ
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Citadel of Cascais” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “قلعة كاسكايس”
- Chinese: “卡斯凱什城堡”
- Chinese: “卡斯卡伊斯城堡”
- French: “Citadelle de Cascais”
- Japanese: “カスカイス城塞”
- Portuguese: “Cidadela de Cascais”
- Portuguese: “Pestana Cidadela Cascais, Preferred Hotels & Resorts. Em Portugal, Lisboa, Cascais, Cascais.}}”
- Portuguese: “Pestana Cidadela Cascais, Preferred Hotels & Resorts”
- Portuguese: “Pestana Cidadela Cascais”
- Spanish: “Ciudadela de Cascais”
- Ukrainian: “Цитадель Кашкайшу”
Localities in the Area
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Nearby Places
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