Forte de São Sebastião da Horta
Forte de São Sebastião da Horta is a fort in Horta (Angústias), Horta Municipality. Access is restricted and requires permission. Forte de São Sebastião da Horta is situated nearby to Bartizan of Porto Pim, as well as near the fort Portão do Mar de Porto-Pim.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Access is restricted and requires permission.
- Type: Fort
- Description: cultural heritage monument in Horta, Azores, Portugal
- Also known as: “Castelo de São Sebastião da Horta”, “Forte da Cruz dos Mortos”, and “Forte de Sao Sebastiao”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Bartizan of Porto Pim and Portão do Mar de Porto-Pim.
Bartizan of Porto Pim
Photo: Luissilveira, Public domain.
The Bartizan of Porto Pim is a watchtower located in the civil parish of Angústias, in the municipality of Horta. Bartizan of Porto Pim is situated 190 metres west of Forte de São Sebastião da Horta.
Portão do Mar de Porto-Pim
Fort
Photo: Franzfoto, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Portão do Mar de Porto-Pim is a fort, which is situated 200 metres northeast of Forte de São Sebastião da Horta.
Church of Our Lady of Anguish
Church
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Church of Our Lady of Anguish is situated 440 metres northeast of Forte de São Sebastião da Horta.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Madalena.
Madalena
Town
Photo: Guillaume Baviere, CC BY 2.0.
Madalena is a municipality along the western coast of the island of Pico, in the Portuguese Azores. It has 6,332 inhabitants as of 2021, in an area of 147.12 km2. Madalena is situated 9 km east of Forte de São Sebastião da Horta.
Forte de São Sebastião da Horta
- Categories: cultural heritage, fortress, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Horta (Angústias), Horta Municipality, Azores, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
38.52485° or 38° 31′ 30″ northLongitude
-28.62975° or 28° 37′ 47″ westElevation
7 metres (23 feet)Named after
Saint SebastianOpen location code
89CHG9FC+W4OpenStreetMap ID
way 204812279OpenStreetMap feature
historic=fortGeoNames ID
11820760Wikidata ID
Q10284060
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In Other Languages
From Portuguese to Spanish—“Forte de São Sebastião da Horta” goes by many names.
- Portuguese: “Castelo de São Sebastião da Horta”
- Portuguese: “Forte de São Sebastião da Horta”
- Portuguese: “Forte de São Sebastião”
- Spanish: “Fuerte de São Sebastião de Porto Pim”
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