Setúbal Region Tourism Guide » Tag Archive » Setúbal Region Tourism Guide https://www.setubal.theperfecttourist.com The Perfect Tourist eMagazine Sun, 26 Apr 2015 23:16:21 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.38 Fort of Santa Maria da Arrábida https://www.setubal.theperfecttourist.com/?p=3301 https://www.setubal.theperfecttourist.com/?p=3301#comments Tue, 17 Feb 2015 19:08:23 +0000 http://setubal.theperfecttourist.com/?p=3301 The Fort of Santa Maria da Arrábida or the Arrábida  Fort , is situated at the foot of the southern slopes of the eponymous mountain range, dominant southwest of Portinho Arrábida in the north bar of Sado River, in the district of Setúbal, Portugal.

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It complements the set of eighteenth-century fortifications, raised in the context of the Restoration war of independence from Portugal, spread to the coast from Setúbal to the Forte de São Domingos da Shuffles, near Cape Espichel.

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The Serra da Arrábida has rough terrain with strong levels situated on the north bank of the River Sado estuary, in the Peninsula of Setubal, with the highest point at 501 meters altitude and peculiar characteristics of climate and flora.

Its climate is temperate Mediterranean, with a rich flora in Mediterranean species such as holm oak, cork oak, oak.

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