Fort São Sebastião
The Fort São Sebastião of Castro Marim is located in the village, parish and municipality of Castro Marim, in the District of Faro, in Portugal. The fort is located to the south of Monte do Castelo, in Serra do Cabeço, where there was originally a hermitage under the invocation of Saint Sebastian, demolished during the fortification works.Photo: Heuschrecke, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: building in Castro Marim Municipality, Faro District, Portugal
- Also known as: “Forte de Sao Sebastiao”, “Forte de São Sebastião”, “Forte de São Sebastião de Castro Marim”, and “Saint Sebastian Fortress”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Câmara Municipal de Castro Marim and Chapel of St. Anthony (Castro Marim).
Câmara Municipal de Castro Marim
Town hall
Câmara Municipal de Castro Marim is a town hall, which is situated 100 metres north of Fort São Sebastião.
Chapel of St. Anthony (Castro Marim)
Church
Photo: Husond, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Chapel of St. Anthony (Castro Marim) is a church, which is situated 340 metres east of Fort São Sebastião.
Vila Real de Santo António railway station
Railway station
Photo: Gunnar1m, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Vila Real de Santo António railway station is a station on the Algarve line that serves the city of Vila Real de Santo António, in the district of Faro, Portugal. Vila Real de Santo António railway station is situated 2½ km southeast of Fort São Sebastião.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ayamonte and Vila Real de Santo António.
Ayamonte
Town
Photo: Xuaxo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ayamonte is a town and municipality of Spain belonging to the province of Huelva, Andalusia. It is located near the border with Portugal on the mouth of the Guadiana River. According to the 2015 census, the city had a population of 20,357 inhabitants. Ayamonte is situated 3½ km east of Fort São Sebastião.
Vila Real de Santo António
Vila Real de Santo António is a city in the Algarve region of Portugal, on the eastern bank of the River Guadiana which across from Spain.
Monte Gordo
Town
Monte Gordo is a town and a freguesia of the municipality of Vila Real de Santo António, in the southeastern corner of Algarve, Portugal. The population in 2011 was 3,308, in an area of 4.22 km2. Monte Gordo is situated 4 km south of Fort São Sebastião.
Fort São Sebastião
- Categories: fort, cultural heritage, castle, building, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Castro Marim, Faro District, Algarve, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
37.21635° or 37° 12′ 59″ northLongitude
-7.44287° or 7° 26′ 34″ westElevation
28 metres (92 feet)Open location code
8C9J6H84+GVOpenStreetMap ID
way 113598514OpenStreetMap feature
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In Other Languages
From French to Turkish—“Fort São Sebastião” goes by many names.
- French: “fort de São Sebastião de Castro Marim”
- French: “Fort de São Sebastião de Castro Marim”
- Portuguese: “Forte de São Sebastião (Castro Marim)”
- Portuguese: “Forte de Sao Sebastiao de Castro Marim”
- Portuguese: “Forte de são sebastião de castro marim”
- Portuguese: “Forte de São Sebastião de Castro Marim”
- Portuguese: “Forte de São Sebastião”
- Spanish: “Fortaleza de San Sebastián (s.XVII)”
- Spanish: “Fuerte de San Sebastián (Castromarín)”
- Spanish: “Fuerte de San Sebastián”
- Turkish: “São Sebastião Hisarı”
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