Forte da Meia Praia
Forte da Meia Praia is a fort in São Gonçalo de Lagos, Lagos, Faro District. Forte da Meia Praia is situated nearby to the railway stop Meia Praia halt, as well as near the neighborhood Bairro de Casas para Famílias Pobres em Lagos.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: building in Lagos, Faro District, Portugal
- Also known as: “Forte de São Roque”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Meia Praia halt and Lagos Station.
Meia Praia halt
Railway stop
Meia Praia is a halt on the Algarve Line in the Lagos municipality, Portugal. Meia Praia halt is situated 130 metres north of Forte da Meia Praia.
Lagos Station
Railway station
Photo: Creative Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Lagos railway station is the western terminus of the Algarve line, which serves the city of Lagos, in the Faro District, in Portugal. It opened on the 7th of July 1922. The building was replaced by a new structure in 2003. Lagos Station is situated 2½ km southwest of Forte da Meia Praia.
Câmara Municipal de Lagos
Town hall
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Câmara Municipal de Lagos is a town hall, which is situated 3 km southwest of Forte da Meia Praia.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bairro de Casas para Famílias Pobres em Lagos and Bairro de Santo Amaro I.
Bairro de Casas para Famílias Pobres em Lagos
Neighborhood
Photo: Ajpvalente, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bairro de Casas para Famílias Pobres em Lagos is a neighborhood, which is situated 3 km southwest of Forte da Meia Praia.
Bairro de Santo Amaro I
Neighborhood
Photo: Bextrel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bairro de Santo Amaro I is a neighborhood, which is situated 3½ km southwest of Forte da Meia Praia.
Odiáxere
Town
Photo: Bextrel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Odiáxere is a town and civil parish in the municipality of Lagos, Portugal. The population in 2021 was 3,046, up from 2,984 in 2011, in an area of 31.85 km2. Odiáxere is situated 3½ km north of Forte da Meia Praia.
Forte da Meia Praia
- Categories: fort, cultural heritage, tourism, and historic site
- Location: São Gonçalo de Lagos, Lagos, Faro District, Algarve, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
37.11747° or 37° 7′ 3″ northLongitude
-8.64735° or 8° 38′ 50″ westElevation
3 metres (10 feet)Operator
Guarda Nacional Repúblicana (Antiga Guarda Fiscal)Open location code
8C9H4983+X3OpenStreetMap ID
way 94750303OpenStreetMap feature
historic=fortOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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In Other Languages
From French to Portuguese—“Forte da Meia Praia” goes by many names.
- French: “Fort de Meia Praia”
- French: “Forte da Meia Praia”
- German: “Forte da Meia Praia”
- Portuguese: “Forte da Meia Praia”
- Portuguese: “Forte de São Roque de Lagos”
- “Forte da Meia Praia”
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