Fort of Greta
The Fort of Greta is a fort along the promontory of Santa Catarina, on the western edge of the Bay of Mós, in the civil parish of Vila de São Sebastião, in the municipality of Angra do Heroísmo, on the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Fort
- Description: Portuguese fortification
- Also known as: “Forte da Greta”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Forte do Pesqueiro dos Meninos and Gruta das Agulhas.
Forte do Pesqueiro dos Meninos
Ruins
Photo: Carlos Luis M C da Cruz, Public domain.
Forte do Pesqueiro dos Meninos is a ruins, which is situated 2 km north of Fort of Greta.
Gruta das Agulhas
Gruta das Agulhas is a cave located along the promontory of Ponta dos Coelhos, in the Bay of Refugo, in the civil parish of Porto Judeu, in the municipality of Angra do Heroísmo, the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores. Gruta das Agulhas is situated 2½ km west of Fort of Greta.Fort of Greta
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Vila de São Sebastião, Angra do Heroísmo, Terceira, Azores, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Egyptian Arabic to Portuguese—“Fort of Greta” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “فورتى دا جريتا”
- Portuguese: “Forte da Greta (Vila de São Sebastião)”
- Portuguese: “Forte da Greta”
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Localities in the Area
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