Forte de Nossa Senhora da Luz
Forte de Nossa Senhora da Luz is a fort in Cascais e Estoril, Cascais, Lisbon District. Forte de Nossa Senhora da Luz is situated nearby to the church Capela de Nossa Senhora da Vitória, as well as near the protected area Cascais tide gauge.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Forte de Nossa Senhora da Luz de Cascais and Cascais tide gauge.
Forte de Nossa Senhora da Luz de Cascais
Castle
Photo: Carlos Luis M C da Cruz, Public domain.
Forte de Nossa Senhora da Luz de Cascais is a castle.
Cascais tide gauge
Protected area
Photo: Carlos Luis M C da Cruz, Public domain.
The Cascais tide gauge was the first tide gauge installed in Portugal and dates back to 1882. It is situated in Cascais Municipality, Lisbon District. It was one of the first systems of sea-level data collection installed on the coast of Europe and is still in use. Cascais tide gauge is situated 100 metres east of Forte de Nossa Senhora da Luz.
Capela de Nossa Senhora da Vitória
Church
Photo: GualdimG, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Capela de Nossa Senhora da Vitória is a church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Areia and Caparide.
Areia
Neighborhood
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Areia is a neighborhood, which is situated 5 km northwest of Forte de Nossa Senhora da Luz.
Caparide
Hamlet
Photo: Rúdisicyon, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Caparide is a hamlet, which is situated 5 km northeast of Forte de Nossa Senhora da Luz.
Matarraque
Neighborhood
Cascais is a town and municipality in the Lisbon District of Portugal, located on the Estoril Coast. The municipality has a total of 214,158 inhabitants in an area of 97.40 km2. Matarraque is situated 6 km east of Forte de Nossa Senhora da Luz.
Forte de Nossa Senhora da Luz
- Type: Fort
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Cascais e Estoril, Cascais, Lisbon District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
38.69405° or 38° 41′ 39″ northLongitude
-9.41937° or 9° 25′ 10″ westElevation
18 metres (59 feet)Open location code
8CCGMHVJ+J7GeoNames ID
12097409
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