Fort of Lagarteira
The Fort of Lagarteira is a medieval fort in the civil parish of Vila Praia de Âncora, municipality of Caminha in the Portuguese Norte, classified as a Property of Public Interest.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Fort
- Description: building in Caminha, Viana do Castelo District, Portugal
- Also known as: “Forte da Lagarteira”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Âncora train station and Anta da Barrosa.
Âncora train station
Railway station
Photo: Beninho, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Âncora train station is a railway station, which is situated 340 metres north of Fort of Lagarteira.
Anta da Barrosa
Archaeological site
Photo: Ángel M. Felicísimo, CC BY 2.0.
The Anta da Barrosa, also known as Dolmen da Barrosa and Lapa dos Mouros, is located in the freguesia of Vila Praia de Âncora, municipality of Caminha, Viana do Castelo District, in Portugal. Anta da Barrosa is situated 1½ km southeast of Fort of Lagarteira.
Capela de Santo Isidoro
Church
Photo: Joseolgon, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Capela de Santo Isidoro is a church, which is situated 1½ km north of Fort of Lagarteira.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Âncora and Vile.
Âncora
Village
Photo: Lucas Martínez Farra…, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Âncora is a village, which is situated 2½ km southeast of Fort of Lagarteira.
Vile
Village
Photo: José Antonio Gil Martínez, CC BY 2.0.
Vile is a village, which is situated 2½ km east of Fort of Lagarteira.
Afife
Village
Afife is a civil parish located in the Portuguese municipality of Viana do Castelo. The population in 2011 was 1,632, in an area of 13.03 km2. Afife is situated 4 km south of Fort of Lagarteira.
Fort of Lagarteira
- Categories: cultural heritage, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Vila Praia de Âncora, Caminha, Viana do Castelo District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
41.81553° or 41° 48′ 56″ northLongitude
-8.8678° or 8° 52′ 4″ westOpen location code
8CHHR48J+6VOpenStreetMap ID
way 154608174OpenStreetMap feature
historic=fortWikidata ID
Q10284082
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In Other Languages
From Egyptian Arabic to Portuguese—“Fort of Lagarteira” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “فورتى دا لاجارتيرا”
- Portuguese: “Âncora (Caminha)”
- Portuguese: “Forte da lagarteira”
- Portuguese: “Forte da Lagarteira”
- Portuguese: “Forte de Ancora”
- Portuguese: “Forte de âncora”
- Portuguese: “Forte de Âncora”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Cineteatro dos Bombeiros de Vila Praia de Âncora and Bombeiros Voluntários de Vila de Praia de Âncora.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Fort of Lagarteira”. Photo: Joseolgon, CC BY-SA 4.0.