Fort of São João das Maias
The Fort of São João das Maias, also known as the Fort of Oeiras, is located on the right bank of the River Tagus estuary, in the municipality of Oeiras in the Lisbon District of Portugal.Photo: Helmut Seger, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Castle
- Description: fort near Lisbon, Portugal
- Also known as: “Forte de Oeiras” and “Reduto da Foz de Oeiras”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Praia de Santo Amaro and Fontainhas Beach.
Fontainhas Beach
Beach
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Fontainhas Beach is situated 360 metres northeast of Fort of São João das Maias.
Santo Amaro railway station
Railway station
Photo: Rúdisicyon, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Santo Amaro railway station is situated 620 metres west of Fort of São João das Maias.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Carcavelos and Carcavelos.
Carcavelos
Village
Photo: Rúdisicyon, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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. Carcavelos is situated 2½ km west of Fort of São João das Maias.
Carcavelos
Village
Photo: Rúdisicyon, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Carcavelos is a village, which is situated 3 km west of Fort of São João das Maias.
Porto Salvo
Town
Photo: Vicentetavora, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Porto Salvo is a town, which is situated 3½ km north of Fort of São João das Maias.
Fort of São João das Maias
Latitude
38.68554° or 38° 41′ 8″ northLongitude
-9.30511° or 9° 18′ 18″ westOpen location code
8CCGMMPV+6XOpenStreetMap ID
way 180125691OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q10284025
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In Other Languages
From Egyptian Arabic to Portuguese—“Fort of São João das Maias” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “حصن ساو جواو داس ماياس”
- Portuguese: “Forte das Maias”
- Portuguese: “Forte de são joão das maias”
- Portuguese: “Forte de São João das Maias”
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