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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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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.
The Cascais tide gauge was the first tide gauge installed in Portugal and dates back to 1882. It is situated in Cascais Municipality, Lisbon District. It was one of the first systems of sea-level data collection installed on the coast of Europe and is still in use.
Forte de Nossa Senhora da Luz de Cascais
Castle
Photo: Carlos Luis M C da Cruz, Public domain.
Forte de Nossa Senhora da Luz de Cascais is a castle.
Capela de Nossa Senhora da Vitória
Church
Photo: GualdimG, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Capela de Nossa Senhora da Vitória is a church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Areia and Caparide.
Areia
Neighborhood
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Areia is a neighborhood, which is situated 5 km northwest of Citadel of Cascais.
Caparide
Hamlet
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Caparide is a hamlet, which is situated 5 km northeast of Citadel of Cascais.
Matarraque
Neighborhood
Cascais is a town and municipality in the Lisbon District of Portugal, located on the Estoril Coast. The municipality has a total of 214,158 inhabitants in an area of 97.40 km2. Matarraque is situated 6 km east of Citadel of Cascais.
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
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Ukrainian—“Citadel of Cascais” goes by many names.
- 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”
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