Forte de Santo Amaro de Oeiras — Attraction in Oeiras

Forte de Santo Amaro de Oeiras

Time spent: 10 min WC: not available Parking: available Bike parking: not available Path for disabled: available

It was built during the Portuguese Restoration Period (1640-68) on the instructions of King D. João IV, to reinforce the defense of the Tagus and thereby control access to the capital Lisbon. Construction began in 1647 under the direction of António Luís de Meneses and was completed in 1659.

In the late 1950s, considerable conservation and improvement work was undertaken, and in 1961 - 1962 the fort was used as a summer residence of the Minister of the Army. After the Carnation Revolution (1974), Santo Amaro was used for...

Almost any site on "Marginal" is fantastic. Some spots should be improved. A complete bike and walk path from north of Lisbon to Guincho would be an impossible dream for a lot of politicians and...

Em 1993 eu estive uma semana a fazer segurança a um Chefe de Estado Maior de país africano, que estava aqui de visita, enquanto eu cumpria serviço militar na Polícia do Exército. Se o Forte é bonito por fora, por dentro, os espaços, os seus jardins todos bem tratados as vigias sobre o mar é maravilhoso... Foi uma oportunidade única, que eu tive em conhecer uma parte do maravilhoso património...