Quartel da Pontinha

Quartel da Pontinha is a military installation in Pontinha e Famões, Odivelas, Lisbon District which is located on Rua do Regimento de Engenharia 1. Quartel da Pontinha is situated nearby to the museum Posto de Comando do MFA, as well as near the historic building Edifício do Posto de Comando do Movimento das Forças Armadas (MFA), incluindo o património integrado.

Type: Military installation
Also known as: “GNR - Unidade de Intervenção” and “Regimento de Engenharia Nº1”
Address: Rua do Regimento de Engenharia 1 1, Pontinha, 1675-161

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Estádio da Luz and Pontinha Station.

Estádio da Luz

Stadium

Photo: Massimo Catarinella, CC BY 3.0.

The Estádio da Luz, officially named Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica, is a multi-purpose stadium located in Lisbon, Portugal. It is owned by association football club Sport Lisboa e Benfica, and hosts the club's home matches. Estádio da Luz is situated 2 km southeast of Quartel da Pontinha.

Pontinha Station

Metro station

Photo: Koshelyev, Public domain.

Pontinha station is part of the Blue Line of the Lisbon Metro and is located in the Bairro Mário Madeira neighbourhood of Lisbon, near the border with Amadora and Odivelas. Pontinha Station is situated 430 metres south of Quartel da Pontinha.

Mural by Spok Brillor in MURO 2016

Work of art

Photo: r2hox, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Mural by Spok Brillor in MURO 2016 is a work of art, which is situated 390 metres northeast of Quartel da Pontinha.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pontinha and Carnide.

Pontinha

Town

Pontinha, with an area of 4.64 km2, is a former civil parish in the municipality of Odivelas, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Pontinha e Famões.

Carnide

Suburb

Photo: to lobato, CC BY 2.0.

Carnide is a freguesia and typical quarter of Lisbon, the capital city of Portugal. Located in northern Lisbon, Carnide is north of São Domingos de Benfica and Benfica, east of Lumiar, and directly south of Lisbon's border with Odivelas.