Forte de Santa Catarina
Forte de Santa Catarina is a fort in Lajes do Pico, Azores. Forte de Santa Catarina is situated nearby to the tourism office Posto de Turismo, as well as near the fire station Quartel dos Bombeiros Voluntários.Photo: Carlos Luis M C da Cruz, Public domain.
- Type: Fort
- Description: cultural heritage monument in Lajes do Pico, Azores, Portugal
- Also known as: “Castelo de Santo António”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Convent of São Francisco and Whalers Museum.
Convent of São Francisco
Church
Photo: Carlos Luis M C da Cruz, Public domain.
Convent of São Francisco is a church, which is situated 240 metres southeast of Forte de Santa Catarina.
Whalers Museum
Museum
Photo: Acfmagalhaes, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Whalers Museum is situated 600 metres south of Forte de Santa Catarina.
Church of Santíssima Trindade
Church
Photo: Luissilveira, Public domain.
Church of Santíssima Trindade is situated 1 km south of Forte de Santa Catarina.
Forte de Santa Catarina
- Categories: cultural heritage, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Lajes do Pico, Lajes do Pico Municipality, Azores, Islands of the Atlantic Ocean
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.40148° or 38° 24′ 5″ northLongitude
-28.25522° or 28° 15′ 19″ westOpen location code
89CHCP2V+HWOpenStreetMap ID
way 694593354OpenStreetMap feature
historic=fortWikidata ID
Q10283892
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In Other Languages
“Forte de Santa Catarina” goes by many names.
- Portuguese: “Castelo de Santo António”
- Portuguese: “Forte de Santa Catarina (Lajes do Pico)”
- Portuguese: “Forte de Santa Catarina”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Posto de Turismo and Quartel dos Bombeiros Voluntários.
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