Fortress
Forte de São Francisco de Chaves
🇵🇹 Portugal
The Fort Nossa Senhora do Rosário, better known as Forte São Francisco of Chaves is located in the city of Chaves, in the Parish of Santa Maria Maior, District of Vila Real, in Portugal.
Together with Fort São Neutel, this fort, in a dominant position on the Pedisqueira hill, next to the Tâmega river and the old Roman bridge, was intended to defend Chaves, on the Galician border, at the time of the Restoration War.
The São Francisco Fort has been classified as a National Monument since 1938.
Text adapted from “Fort São Francisco of Chaves” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Forte de São Francisco de Chaves ranks #6,868 of 7,738 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #176 of the 200 mapped in Portugal. 5 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Vila Real, 55 km away. See how Portugal compares in the castle statistics.
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Where is Forte de São Francisco de Chaves?
Forte de São Francisco de Chaves stands in Portugal, at 41.7429°, -7.46917°.
How famous is Forte de São Francisco de Chaves?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #6,868 of 7,738 worldwide, and #176 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 de São Francisco de Chaves?
Castle of Chaves, about 1 km away.
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