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.
- 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
Anta da Barrosa
Archaeological site
Capela de Santo Isidoro
Church
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Âncora and Vile.
Freguesia de Moledo
Village
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″ north
Longitude
-8.8678° or 8° 52′ 4″ west
Open location code
8CHHR48J+6V
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=fort
Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
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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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