Forte da Ponte da Bandeira - Lagos
N 37° 05.942 W 008° 40.112
29S E 529454 N 4105909
Sign in front of the old fortress at the harbour in Lagos. The fortress was built between 1680 and 1690.
Waymark Code: WMWWGJ
Location: Faro, Portugal
Date Posted: 10/22/2017
Views: 8
In the end of the 17th century the Algarvian coast suffered from attacks of Moorish and European pirates. Also the town of Lagos was targeted. The medieval city walls however, lay some distance from the beach, which left the beach unprotected. So under the rule fo the Count of Sarzedos, Governor of the Algarve, Fort da Ponta da Bandeira was built on the beach next to the harbour. The building of this fort started somewhere between 1679 and 1683. It was completed in 1690.
It is a square fort with circular guardtowers at its four corners. In front of the castle is a small moat with a reconstructed drawbridge. Inside there is a small courtyard which leads to a 18th century chapel, covered with azulejos (Portuguese tiles), and a small museum. A ramp leads up to the cannon platform on top of the fort from which also the guardtowers could be entered.
The courtyard and cannon platform of the fort are freely accessible during the day time. This is a very stylish military building.
Source: castles.nl
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Subject: Military
Type: Stands alone
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