Fort São Roque
Fort São Roque is a fort in Santa Maria da Devesa, Castelo de Vide, Portalegre District. Fort São Roque is situated nearby to Municipal library, as well as near the church Igreja e antigo Convento de São Francisco.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Fort
- Description: bastion forts in Portugal
- Also known as: “Forte de Sao Roque”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Municipal library and Câmara Municipal de Castelo de Vide.
Municipal library
Library
Photo: Pedro Paulo Palazzo, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Municipal library is situated 250 metres southwest of Fort São Roque.
Câmara Municipal de Castelo de Vide
Town hall
Photo: Pedro Paulo Palazzo, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Câmara Municipal de Castelo de Vide is a town hall, which is situated 330 metres west of Fort São Roque.
Igreja e antigo Convento de São Francisco
Church
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Igreja e antigo Convento de São Francisco is a church, which is situated 250 metres southwest of Fort São Roque.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Marvão and Beirã.
Marvão
Photo: Stephen Colebourne, CC BY 2.0.
Marvão is a mountain village of 3,000 people in Alentejo perched on a quartzite crag of the Serra de São Mamede.
Beirã
Village
Photo: Pedro Paulo Palazzo, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Beirã is a village, which is situated 8 km northeast of Fort São Roque.
Santo António das Areias
Village
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Santo António das Areias is a village, which is situated 9 km east of Fort São Roque.
Fort São Roque
- Categories: cultural heritage, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Santa Maria da Devesa, Castelo de Vide, Portalegre District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
39.41487° or 39° 24′ 54″ northLongitude
-7.45145° or 7° 27′ 5″ westElevation
600 metres (1,969 feet)Inception
1705Open location code
8CFJCG7X+WCOpenStreetMap ID
way 33079120OpenStreetMap feature
historic=fortGeoNames ID
11874856Wikidata ID
Q10284056
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In Other Languages
From Portuguese to Spanish—“Fort São Roque” goes by many names.
- Portuguese: “Forte de São Roque”
- Spanish: “Fuerte de San Roque”
- Spanish: “Fuerte de São Roque”
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