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Citadel of Cascais

Portugal · 15th century

Founded
1488
Heritage status
Immovable Cultural Heritage of Public Interest
Location
Cascais e Estoril
Coordinates
38.69392°, -9.41948°
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Citadel of Cascais in Portugal
Photo: Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Description

The Citadel of Cascais is a set of fortifications built between the 15th and 17th centuries to defend the Cascais coastline and River Tagus estuary and to protect against attacks on the capital of Portugal, Lisbon. The citadel incorporates three separate developments, the tower of Santo António de Cascais, the Fortress of Our Lady of Light (Nossa Senhora da Luz de Cascais), and the former Royal Palace area. It serves as an official summer residence for the President of Portugal.

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In the rankings

Citadel of Cascais ranks #4,162 of 9,040 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #55 of the 212 mapped in Portugal. Founded 1488, it is older than 44% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 556 atlas entries founded in the 15th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,518 times in the last 60 days, more than 62% of the atlas. 22 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Sintra, 12 km away. See how Portugal compares in the castle statistics.

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