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Forte de São Miguel Arcanjo
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#4 in things to do · Nazaré

Forte de São Miguel Arcanjo

Nazaré, Nazaré

4.7★★★★★★★★★★10.5K reviews

Coastal fort constructed in 1577 with a scientific & oceanic museum & surfboard exhibition.

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Why it's in the ranking

We blend the rating (4.7) with the volume of 10,516 reviews to compute a confidence score of 4.68 (out of 5).

Opening hours

● Open now
  • Monday: 10:00 AM – 08:30 PM
  • Tuesday: 10:00 AM – 08:30 PM
  • Wednesday: 10:00 AM – 08:30 PM
  • Thursday: 10:00 AM – 08:30 PM
  • Friday: 10:00 AM – 08:30 PM
  • Saturday: 10:00 AM – 08:30 PM
  • Sunday: 10:00 AM – 08:30 PM

Approximate location

Address: Estr. do Farol 2450, Nazaré, Portugal

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What visitors say

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  • ★★★★★★★★★★Nicholas Theriault· a month ago

    Cool spot! I've been wanting to see it since I watched the 100ft wave documentary series. Not crazy expensive for admission, so its worth it to chdck it out. Walk down the hill afterwards to see the beach cave. Awesome bouldering if you'…

  • ★★★★★★★★★★Mish Elle· 3 months ago

    Definitely worth the €3. It has beautiful views and great exhibits explaining the surf history and special geography of the area. The tiny parking lot was closed. Everyone had to park in town, but it was a nice walk downhill to get to th…

  • ★★★★★★★★★★Lewis Godfray· 5 months ago

    Interesting fort with a small photography exhibition as well as notable surfers surfboards on display. It gives you fantastic views of both Nazare and of the sea, we spent quite a while just watching the enormous waves in awe!

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