São João do Estoril

São João do Estoril is a railway stop in Cascais e Estoril, Cascais, Lisbon District. São João do Estoril is situated nearby to the square Praça da Carreira, as well as near the church Capela de Nossa Senhora da Conceição.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Fort of Santo António da Barra and Fort of São Teodósio da Cadaveira.

Fort of Santo António da Barra

Castle

Photo: Rúdisicyon, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Fort of Saint Anthony of Barra is located overlooking the sea, in the parish of Estoril, Cascais municipality, District of Lisbon, in Portugal. It is sometimes known as the Old Fort ), or as the Fort of Salazar as it was used by the Prime Minister, António de Oliveira Salazar as his seasonal residence during the Portuguese dictatorship. Fort of Santo António da Barra is situated 300 metres south of São João do Estoril.

Fort of São Teodósio da Cadaveira

Fort

Photo: Carlos Luis M C da Cruz, Public domain.

The Fort of São Teodósio da Cadaveira, located at Estoril, Lisbon District, Portugal, is one of a series of more than a dozen fortresses built between 1642 and 1648 during the period of the Portuguese Restoration War with the purpose of forming a defensive line between the Tower of Belém on the RiverTagus and Cabo da Roca on the Atlantic coast, in order to defend the city of Lisbon. Fort of São Teodósio da Cadaveira is situated 510 metres west of São João do Estoril.