Fort of Consolation Beach

The Fort Nossa Senhora da Consolação (Portuguese: Forte de Nossa Senhora da Consolação), also known as Fort of Consolação Beach (Portuguese: Forte da Praia da Consolação) is located on the Atlantic coast of Portugal in the parish of Atouguia da Baleia, in the municipality of Peniche in Leiria District.

It was built in 1645 during the Portuguese Restoration War on the initiative of D. Jerónimo de Ataíde, 6th Count of Atouguia and Lord of Peniche.

Text adapted from “Fort Nossa Senhora da Consolação” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Fort of Consolation Beach ranks #3,986 of 5,479 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #91 of the 132 mapped in Portugal. Founded 1645, it is older than 30% 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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