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Fortress of Saint James of Sesimbra

Santiago, Portugal

The Fortress of Saint James of Sesimbra (also known as the Fortress of Santiago) is a fortress located in the parish of Santiago in the coastal town and municipality of Sesimbra, in the Setúbal District of Portugal. It was built between 1642 and 1648 on the site of an earlier 16th-century Manueline fort.

Fort data from Wikidata (CC0). Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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