Forte do Portinho
Forte do Portinho is a castle in Caniço, Santa Cruz. Forte do Portinho is situated nearby to the church Capela da Madre de Deus, as well as near the suburb Gaula.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Capela da Madre de Deus and Igreja de São Lourenço.
Capela da Madre de Deus
Church
Photo: DarwIn, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Capela da Madre de Deus is a church, which is situated 1 km northwest of Forte do Portinho.
Igreja de São Lourenço
Church
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Igreja de São Lourenço is a church, which is situated 4 km northwest of Forte do Portinho.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gaula and Christ.
Gaula
Suburb
Photo: Andretviveiros, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Gaula is a Portuguese civil parish, in the municipality of Santa Cruz in the island of Madeira. The population in 2011 was 4,028, in an area of 6.95 km2. It is located 7 kilometres northeast of the island capital of Funchal. Gaula is situated 2½ km north of Forte do Portinho.
Christ
Locality
Photo: <<graham>>, CC BY 2.0.
The Christ the King statue also known as the Sacred Heart statue, is an Art Deco statue of Jesus Christ in Garajau, Madeira. Christ is situated 3 km southwest of Forte do Portinho.
Camacha
Village
Camacha is a parish in the municipality of Santa Cruz, on the southeastern part of Madeira Island. It is situated in the mountainous interior of the island, 3 km north of Caniço, 7 km northeast of Funchal and 6 km west of Santa Cruz. Camacha is situated 4 km northwest of Forte do Portinho.
Forte do Portinho
- Type: Castle
- Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Caniço, Santa Cruz, Madeira, Islands of the Atlantic Ocean
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Latitude
32.64862° or 32° 38′ 55″ northLongitude
-16.82257° or 16° 49′ 21″ westElevation
125 metres (410 feet)Open location code
8C45J5XG+CXOpenStreetMap ID
way 722630141OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleGeoNames ID
11874556
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