Lines of Torres Vedras, Torres Vedras

#3 among attractions in Torres Vedras

Forts and castles

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The Lines of Torres Vedras were lines of forts and other military defences built in secrecy to defend Lisbon during the Peninsular War. Named after the nearby town of Torres Vedras, they were ordered by Arthur Wellesley, Viscount Wellington, constructed by Sir Richard Fletcher, 1st Baronet, and his Portuguese workers between November 1809 and September 1810, and used to stop Marshal Masséna's 1810 offensive. The Lines were declared a National Heritage by the Portuguese Government in March 2019. ()

Local name: Linhas de Torres Vedras Coordinates: 39°5'47"N, 9°14'5"W

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Lines of Torres Vedras – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Leonel Trindade Municipal Museum, Tholos do Barro, Electricity Museum, Castelo de Torres Vedras.

1.4 miW
Specialty museum, Museum
Leonel Trindade Municipal Museum, Torres Vedras
35 min walk • The Leonel Trindade Municipal Museum is an archaeological and historical museum in the town and municipality of Torres Vedras, Lisbon District, Portugal. It is located in a former convent on the southern edge of the city centre.
2.5 miSW
Prehistoric site
Tholos do Barro, Torres Vedras
63 min walk • The Tholos do Barro was a Chalcolithic or Copper-Age domed tomb of block masonry. Its ruins are located on Monte da Pena, near the village of Barro, Torres Vedras municipality, in the Lisbon District of Portugal. The tholos was classified as a National Monument in September 1940.
6.9 miNW
Museum, Science museum
Electricity Museum
177 min walk • Tejo Power Station is a cultural centre that presents the evolution of energy with a Museum of Science and Industrial Archaeology concept, where themed and experimental exhibits live side by side with a great variety of cultural events.
1.4 miW
Forts and castles
Castelo de Torres Vedras, Torres Vedras
37 min walk • Castelo de Torres Vedras is a castle in Torres Vedras, Portugal. Characterized by a mix of Gothic and Manueline features, it is classified by IGESPAR as a Site of Public Interest.
3.1 miSW
Archaeological site
Castro of Zambujal, Torres Vedras
80 min walk • The Castro of Zambujal is a Chalcolithic age archeological site in the civil parish of Santa Maria, São Pedro e Matacães, municipality of Torres Vedras in the western litoral area of the Portuguese Centro Region.
2.2 miSE
Museum
Centro de Apoio Social de Runa
56 min walk • The Centro de Apoio Social de Runa is a residence for retired Portuguese military personnel in Runa, Portugal. The building was built by Princess Maria Francisca Benedita, and opened in 1827 as a military hospital, with an apartment for the princess. At that time, it was known as “Hospital Real de Inválidos Militares de Runa”.
1.6 miW
Forts and castles
Capela e Forte de São Vicente, Torres Vedras
41 min walk • The Fort of São Vicente is located in the town and municipality of Torres Vedras, in the Lisbon District of Portugal.
1.2 miW
Sport, Arenas and stadiums, Sport venue
Estádio Manuel Marques, Torres Vedras
30 min walk • Campo Manuel Marques is a multi-use stadium in Torres Vedras, Portugal. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of SCU Torreense. The stadium is able to hold 12,000 people and was built in 1925.