Fortress
Forte da Ínsua
🇵🇹 Portugal
The Fort Nossa Senhora da Ínsua, also known as Ínsua Fort, is located on Ínsua de Santo Isidro, in the parish of União das Freguesias de Moledo e Cristelo, in the municipality of Caminha, in the Viana do Castelo district, in Portugal.
It has been listed as a National Monument since 1910. It is one of only two forts in Portugal that combine a monastery with a modern bastion fortress, the other being the Berlengas Fort.
Text adapted from “Ínsua Fort” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Forte da Ínsua ranks #3,320 of 8,133 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #38 of the 205 mapped in Portugal. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 2,103 times in the last 60 days, more than 68% of the atlas. 3 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Viana do Castelo, 18 km away. See how Portugal compares in the castle statistics.
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Where is Forte da Ínsua?
Forte da Ínsua stands in Portugal, at 41.85917°, -8.87472°.
How famous is Forte da Ínsua?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #3,320 of 8,133 worldwide, and #38 in Portugal. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.
What is the nearest castle to Forte da Ínsua?
Castro of Santa Trega, about 4 km away.
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