Escola Básica de Cortegaça

Escola Básica de Cortegaça is a school in Freguesia de Pero Pinheiro, Sintra, Lisbon District which is located on Rua da República. Escola Básica de Cortegaça is situated nearby to the university Portuguese Air Force Academy, as well as near the aerodrome Sintra Air Base.

Email: eb1.cortegaca@escolas.min-edu.pt
Type: School
Address: Rua da República, Almargem do Bispo, 2715-311

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Portuguese Air Force Academy and Sintra Air Base.

Portuguese Air Force Academy

University

Photo: SoAres, Public domain.

The Portuguese Air Force Academy is a Portuguese military higher education institution whose aim is to provide all its students with the training and the experience that will enable them to graduate having gained the knowledge and the character qualities that are essential for leadership, and the motivation to become Portuguese Air Force officers. Portuguese Air Force Academy is situated 1 km west of Escola Básica de Cortegaça.

Sintra Air Base

Aerodrome

Photo: Ricardo Reis, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Sintra Air Base, officially designated as Air Base No. 1, is a Portuguese Air Force base located in the Sintra Municipality, Portugal. The base is home to a flight training squadron and the Portuguese Air Force Academy.

Museu do Ar

Museum

Photo: Ricardo Reis, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Air Museum is an aviation museum of the Portuguese Air Force located at Sintra Air Base and with spaces at Ovar and Alverca. Museu do Ar is situated 1½ km west of Escola Básica de Cortegaça.