Fort of Santo Amaro do Areeiro

The Fort of Santo Amaro do Areeiro, also known as the Forte Velho or Fort of Areeiro, is located on the right bank of the River Tagus in the municipality of Oeiras in the Lisbon District of Portugal.

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Type: Castle
Description: 17th Century fortress in Portugal
Also known as: “Forte de Santo Amaro” and “Forte de Santo Amaro do rio de Oeiras”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Fort of Nossa Senhora das Mercês de Catalazete and Oeiras railway station.

Fort of Nossa Senhora das Mercês de Catalazete

Castle

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The Fort of Nossa Senhora das Mercês de Catalazete, also known as the Fort of Catalazete, is located on the right bank of the River Tagus estuary in the municipality of Oeiras in the Lisbon District of Portugal. Fort of Nossa Senhora das Mercês de Catalazete is situated 480 metres southwest of Fort of Santo Amaro do Areeiro.

Oeiras railway station

Railway station

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Oeiras railway station is situated 1 km northwest of Fort of Santo Amaro do Areeiro.

Praia de Santo Amaro

Beach

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Praia de Santo Amaro is a beach.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Carcavelos and Carcavelos.

Carcavelos

Village

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Carcavelos was, until 2013, a civil parish in the Portuguese municipality of Cascais, about 12 kilometres west of Lisbon. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Carcavelos e Parede.