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Fort of Santo António de Beliche

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Fort of Santo António de Beliche

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Fort of Santo António de Beliche

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Please check local regulations for: Parque Natural do Sudoeste Alentejano e Costa Vicentina

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Location: Sagres, Algarve, Portugal

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Dirk V 🚲 🚶📷

May 31, 2023

The economic importance of the fishermen's frame, in Beliche Bay, led to the construction of a fortress with the main purpose of protecting the fishermen from attacks by pirates and corsairs. The exact date of its construction is unknown, but the fortress of Santo António do Beliche was already in use in the 16th century. It features a polygonal plan wall with a turret and within several structures, including a chapel dedicated to Santa Catarina, cubic in shape and topped by a dome, following the typology of the morabitos. This fort was seriously damaged by the attack of privateer Francis Drake in 1587 and by the earthquake of 1755, after being deactivated in the 19th century and restored for tourist purposes in the 20th century.

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Niek 🇳🇱

July 15, 2025

Also known as the Fortaleza de Beliche, this historic fortress is located on the high cliffs of Cabo de São Vicente, near Sagres, in the Algarve, Portugal. It stands approximately 86 meters above sea level and was built to protect the bay of Beliche from pirates and corsairs.

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Tibor🥾🌿☀️

October 1, 2021

The Fort of Santa Catarina (also known as the Fort of Santa Catarina de Ribamar) is a medieval fort situated in the civil parish of Portimão, in the municipality of Portimão in Portuguese Algarve. The structure was considered one of the last Philippine military projects in the Algarve, erected to defend the peninsula from pirates and privateers, as well as military invasions. Its construction is one of the better examples that work of Alexandre Massai, a military engineer who toured the Algarve (between 1617 and 1621) to reinforce numerous military fortifications along the coast.

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