Citadel of Cascais

The Citadel of is a set of fortifications built between the 15th and 17th centuries to defend the coastline and River Tagus estuary and to protect against attacks on the capital of , .
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Cascais tide gauge and Forte de Nossa Senhora da Luz de Cascais.

Protected area
Photo: Carlos Luis M C da Cruz, Public domain.
The was the first tide gauge installed in and dates back to 1882. It is situated in Municipality, . It was one of the first systems of sea-level data collection installed on the coast of Europe and is still in use.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Areia and Caparide.

Neighborhood
is a neighborhood, which is situated 5 km northwest of Citadel of Cascais.

Hamlet
is a hamlet, which is situated 5 km northeast of Citadel of Cascais.

Neighborhood
Cascais is a town and municipality in the of , located on the . The municipality has a total of 214,158 inhabitants in an area of 97.40 km2. is situated 6 km east of Citadel of Cascais.

Citadel of Cascais

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
Geo­Names ID
11818762
Wiki­data ID
Q17390148
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