Fort of Santo António da Barra

The Fort of Saint Anthony of Barra is located overlooking the sea, in the parish of , municipality, District of Lisbon, in . 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.
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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.

Railway station
Photo: Adriao, CC BY 3.0.
is situated 380 metres northwest of Fort of Santo António da Barra.

Fort
Photo: Carlos Luis M C da Cruz, Public domain.
The , located at , , , 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 on the RiverTagus and on the Atlantic coast, in order to defend the city of . is situated 720 metres northwest of Fort of Santo António da Barra.

Beach
Photo: Rúdisicyon, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Galiza and Caparide.

Village
Photo: Rúdisicyon, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village.

Hamlet
Photo: Rúdisicyon, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a hamlet.

Town
Photo: GualdimG, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a town, which is situated 2½ km east of Fort of Santo António da Barra.

Fort of Santo António da Barra

Latitude
38.69842° or 38° 41′ 54″ north
Longitude
-9.384° or 9° 23′ 2″ west
Inception
1590
Operator
Ministério da Defesa Nacional - Exército
Open location code
8CCGMJX8+9C
Open­Street­Map ID
way 27857986
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Wiki­data ID
Q10283929
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In Other Languages

From Egyptian Arabic to Spanish—“Fort of Santo António da Barra” goes by many names.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Circuito de Manutenção do Forte de Santo António da Barra and yoga Studio.

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