Forte da Ponta da Bandeira - Lagos
N 37° 05.943 W 008° 40.110
29S E 529457 N 4105911
Fort da Ponta da Bandeira lies in the city of Lagos in the Algarve province in Portugal. It is locally known as Forte da Ponta da Bandeira.
Waymark Code: WMWWWN
Location: Faro, Portugal
Date Posted: 10/24/2017
Views: 10
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. Lagos itself is a fairly busy, touristic town. The city gate pictured in the gallery below lies directly across from the fort.
Source: castles.nl
Designação (Name): Forte da Ponta da Bandeira, também denominado «Forte de Nossa Senhora da Penha de França», «Forte do Pau da Bandeira» ou «Forte do Registo»
Categoria de protecção (Classification): Classificado como IIP - Imóvel de Interesse Público
Categoria/Tipologia (Type of heritage): Arquitectura Militar / Forte
Concelho (City): Lagos
Página do Património na base de dados da DGPC (Page of the Heritage at the DGPC database): [Web Link]
Wikipedia: [Web Link]
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