Fortress
Fort of Arrifana
🇵🇹 Portugal · 17th century
The Fort of Arrifana, or Fortress of Arrifana, (Portuguese: Fortaleza da Arrifana)) is situated on the Vicentine Coast of the Algarve region of Portugal, on a promontory close to the town of Aljezur. It was originally constructed in 1635 with the intention of protecting fishing grounds for tuna as well as defending the coast. Its location provides a natural lookout over Arrifana Beach and the Vicentine Coast.
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Fort of Arrifana ranks #4,877 of 5,479 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #128 of the 132 mapped in Portugal. Founded 1635, it is older than 32% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 350 atlas entries founded in the 17th century. See how Portugal compares in the castle statistics.
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