Forte do Marvão

Forte do Marvão is a fort in Vila do Porto, Azores. Forte do Marvão is situated nearby to the church Ermida de Nossa Senhora da Conceição, as well as near Fort of São Brás.

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Fort

The Fort of São Brás is a 17th-century maritime fort situated on the southern cliffs of the civil parish of Vila do Porto, municipality of the same name, on the Portuguese island of Santa Maria, in the archipelago of the Azores. Fort of São Brás is situated 1 km northwest of Forte do Marvão.

Church

Ermida de Nossa Senhora da Conceição is a church, which is situated 1 km northwest of Forte do Marvão.

Town hall

The Convent of São Francisco, originally designated the Convent of Nossa Senhora da Vitória, located in the Largo of Nossa Senhora da Conceição, in the civil parish of Vila do Porto, municipality of the same name on the island of Santa Maria, in the Portuguese in the Azores. Convent of São Francisco is situated 1½ km north of Forte do Marvão.

Latitude

36.94039° or 36° 56′ 25″ north

Longitude

-25.13949° or 25° 8′ 22″ west

Elevation

11 metres (36 feet)

Open location code

898PWVR6+56

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