Forte de São Francisco Xavier (Castelo do Queijo) (94)

Forte de São Francisco Xavier (Castelo do Queijo) (94) is in , . Forte de São Francisco Xavier (Castelo do Queijo) (94) is situated nearby to the museum , as well as near the square .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Fort of São Francisco Xavier and Sea Life Porto.

Museum
Photo: Joseolgon, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The , commonly known as the 'Castelo do Queijo', is a fortification situated on the coast of the civil parish of in the northern municipality of .

Public aquarium
Photo: Joseolgon, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is an aquarium located in , . It opened on 15 June 2009 and is one of the Sea Life Centres in Europe, which are owned by Merlin Entertainments. is situated 170 metres east of Forte de São Francisco Xavier (Castelo do Queijo) (94).

Beach
Photo: Vanbasten 23, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nevogilde and Matosinhos.

Suburb
Photo: Laszlo Daroczy, CC BY 2.0.
is a former civil parish in the municipality of , Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Aldoar, Foz do Douro e . The population in 2011 was 5,018, in an area of 1.84 km2.

Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
, officially the City of , is a city and a municipality in the district of in . The municipality covers an area of approximately 62.42 square kilometres and had 172,557 inhabitants in 2021.

Suburb
Photo: Tintazul, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a former civil parish in the municipality of , Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish , Foz do Douro e Nevogilde. The population in 2011 was 12,843, in an area of 2.41 km².

Forte de São Francisco Xavier (Castelo do Queijo) (94)

Latitude
41.16842° or 41° 10′ 6″ north
Longitude
-8.68949° or 8° 41′ 22″ west
Open location code
8CHH5896+96
Open­Street­Map ID
node 9845735131
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­information
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