Fort of Santo António da Barra
The Fort of Saint Anthony of Barra is located overlooking the sea, in the parish of Estoril, Cascais municipality, District of Lisbon, in Portugal. It is sometimes known as the Old Fort ), or as the Fort of Salazar as it was used by the Prime Minister, António de Oliveira Salazar as his seasonal residence during the Portuguese dictatorship.Photo: Rúdisicyon, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Opening hours: public holidays, Saturday, and Sunday 10:00 AM—6:00 PM
- Type: Castle
- Description: building in Cascais, Lisbon District, Portugal
- Also known as: “Forte de Santo António do Estoril” and “Forte Velho”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include São João do Estoril railway station and Fort of São Teodósio da Cadaveira.
São João do Estoril railway station
Railway station
São João do Estoril railway station is situated 380 metres northwest of Fort of Santo António da Barra.
Fort of São Teodósio da Cadaveira
Fort
Photo: Carlos Luis M C da Cruz, Public domain.
The Fort of São Teodósio da Cadaveira, located at Estoril, Lisbon District, Portugal, is one of a series of more than a dozen fortresses built between 1642 and 1648 during the period of the Portuguese Restoration War with the purpose of forming a defensive line between the Tower of Belém on the RiverTagus and Cabo da Roca on the Atlantic coast, in order to defend the city of Lisbon. Fort of São Teodósio da Cadaveira is situated 720 metres northwest of Fort of Santo António da Barra.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Caparide and Matarraque.
Matarraque
Neighborhood
Cascais is a town and municipality in the Lisbon District of Portugal, located on the Estoril Coast. The municipality has a total of 214,158 inhabitants in an area of 97.40 km2. Matarraque is situated 3 km northeast of Fort of Santo António da Barra.
Tires
Hamlet
Photo: Rúdisicyon, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tires is a Portuguese village located in the civil parish of São Domingos de Rana, in the coastal municipality of Cascais. Tires is situated 3½ km northeast of Fort of Santo António da Barra.
Fort of Santo António da Barra
- Categories: fort, cultural heritage, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Cascais e Estoril, Cascais, Lisbon District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
38.69842° or 38° 41′ 54″ northLongitude
-9.384° or 9° 23′ 2″ westInception
1590Operator
Ministério da Defesa Nacional - ExércitoOpen location code
8CCGMJX8+9COpenStreetMap ID
way 27857986OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q10283929
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In Other Languages
From Egyptian Arabic to Spanish—“Fort of Santo António da Barra” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “حصن سانتو انطونيو دا بارا”
- French: “forteresse Santo António da Barra”
- French: “Forteresse Santo António da Barra”
- Portuguese: “Fortaleza de Santo António”
- Portuguese: “Forte de Santo António da Barra (Forte Velho)”
- Portuguese: “Forte de Santo António da Barra”
- Spanish: “Fortaleza Santo António da Barra”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Circuito de Manutenção do Forte de Santo António da Barra and yoga Studio.
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