Tuesday, October 27, 2015

São Julião Fort


This fort dates back to 1553 and is considered to be the greatest coastal defense building in Portugal (a large part is hidden by the palm trees).
During the French invasion, Napolean troops have occupied it in the year of 1807, but British allies conquered it one year later and in 1809 the fort was again in Portuguese hands.

18 comments:

Diane said...

Great shot and interesting history. Diane

Kathy said...

The historical sites in your part of the world are so intriguing. They make our American places seem so young!

Sharon said...

Your photo looks like a post card! Beautiful.

Sami said...

I have to agree with Kathy. Portugal has such a great history and lovely buildings.

PerthDailyPhoto said...

Goodness me, that was built to last José, looks formidable!

Sylvia K said...

A huge and awesome piece of history, Jose!! I do wish I could have visited there when I was in Portugal years ago!! Hope your week is going well!! Enjoy!!

William Kendall said...

It looks formidable and impressive, Jose!

Photo Cache said...

Very impressive looking. I reckon it's open for visitors?

Unknown said...

@Photo Cache: No, it's the official residence of the Minister of Defense...

RedPat said...

It looks so very strong, JM! What a setting.

Bill said...

This is a fabulous image. I love it!

EG CameraGirl said...

The view makes it a super place for a fort.

orvokki said...

Really lovely photo, I like it.

Halcyon said...

Looks like a postcard. :)

Anonymous said...

An impressive building.

cieldequimper said...

Ah là là, Napo... :-)
This looks a bit like a Vauban fort, but it was obviously built before his time! Super shot JM!

Lowell said...

Ditto to all the comments so far. It's a wonderful fort and a superb photo.

BTW, I'm posting a bit at http://www.landlfotos.com/blog.

Hope you're off to a good start on the weekend!

Beatriz said...

Adoro conhecer fortes, sempre nos contam uma boa história...
Certamente na próxima vez que for a Lisboa, vou achar um meio de ir até lá!

<°(((< Bia