Fort of São Francisco Xavier
The Fort of São Francisco Xavier, commonly known as the 'Castelo do Queijo', is a fortification situated on the coast of the civil parish of Nevogilde in the northern Portuguese municipality of Porto.Photo: Joseolgon, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Castle
- Description: fort in Porto, Portugal
- Also known as: “Cheese Castle”, “Fort of São Francisco do Queijo”, and “Queijo Castle”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sea Life Porto and Castelo do Queijo beach.
Sea Life Porto
Public aquarium
Photo: Joseolgon, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sea Life Porto is an aquarium located in Porto, Portugal. It opened on 15 June 2009 and is one of the Sea Life Centres in Europe, which are owned by Merlin Entertainments. Sea Life Porto is situated 200 metres east of Fort of São Francisco Xavier.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nevogilde and Matosinhos.
Nevogilde
Suburb
Photo: Laszlo Daroczy, CC BY 2.0.
Nevogilde is a former civil parish in the municipality of Porto, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Aldoar, Foz do Douro e Nevogilde. The population in 2011 was 5,018, in an area of 1.84 km2.
Matosinhos
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Matosinhos, officially the City of Matosinhos, is a city and a municipality in the district of Porto in Portugal. The municipality covers an area of approximately 62.42 square kilometres and had 172,557 inhabitants in 2021.
Aldoar
Suburb
Photo: Tintazul, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Aldoar is a former civil parish in the municipality of Porto, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Aldoar, Foz do Douro e Nevogilde. The population in 2011 was 12,843, in an area of 2.41 km².
Fort of São Francisco Xavier
- Categories: fort, cultural heritage, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: União das freguesias de Aldoar, Foz do Douro e Nevogilde, Porto, Porto District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.16855° or 41° 10′ 7″ northLongitude
-8.6899° or 8° 41′ 24″ westOperator
Associação de Comandos - Delegação do NorteOpen location code
8CHH5896+C2OpenStreetMap ID
way 160503628OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q1438936
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Egyptian Arabic to Spanish—“Fort of São Francisco Xavier” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “حصن ساو فرانسيسكو دو كويجو”
- French: “fort de São Francisco Xavier”
- French: “Fort de São Francisco Xavier”
- German: “Castelo do Queijo”
- German: “Forte de São Francisco Xavier”
- Italian: “Forte de São Francisco do Queijo”
- Italian: “Forte São Francisco do Queijo”
- Portuguese: “Castelo do Queijo”
- Portuguese: “Fortaleza do Queijo”
- Portuguese: “Forte de Sao Francisco Xavier do Queijo”
- Portuguese: “Forte de São Francisco Xavier do Queijo”
- Portuguese: “Museu Militar”
- Spanish: “Fuerte de São Francisco Xavier do Queijo”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Watching Surfers and Praça de Gonçalves Zarco.
Nearby Places
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