Fort of São João Baptista Berlengas

The Fort of São João Baptista das Berlengas, or simply known as the Fort of the Berlengas, is located off western coast of Portugal, on the largest island of the archipelago of the Berlengas, in the municipality of Peniche in Oeste region. The fortification belonged to a group of defensive military structures meant to protect the municipality located on the coast.

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Fort of São João Baptista Berlengas ranks #2,642 of 3,691 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #33 of the 82 mapped in Portugal. Founded 1502, it is older than 48% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 307 atlas entries founded in the 16th century. See how Portugal compares in the castle statistics.

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