São Roque Fort – Castelo de Vide loop from Castelo de Vide

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São Roque Fort – Castelo de Vide loop from Castelo de Vide

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São Roque Fort – Castelo de Vide loop from Castelo de Vide

02:11

7.12km

240m

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Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 1, 2026

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São Roque Fort

Highlight • Castle

The S. Roque Fort is an example of modern bastion military architecture, consisting of four bastions arranged at the vertices of an internal polygon forming a rectangle with an access gate to the NW.

It was ordered to be built by Manuel Azevedo Fortes between 1705-1710, governor of the Castelo de Vide Fortress.

This construction is made of coursed stone masonry with lime mortar, scarped on the outside and with earthworks on the inside. The bastions are pointed with solid brick turrets and revetments. The materials used are: stone (granite), brick, lime, hydraulic lime, sand, and earth. The S. Roque Fort, as well as the entire fortification of Castelo de Vide, have undergone several interventions, the last of which in 2002.

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6.49 km

Castelo de Vide

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Urban centre and municipal headquarters. Town situated on a hill on the border of Alentejo. Medieval town under the jurisdiction of a religious-military order (Order of Christ) with castle and urban enclosure. 17th-century war square integrated into the defence line of the Alentejo border.

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6.65 km

Dom Pedro V Square (Castelo de Vide)

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Main square of Castelo de Vide.

"Urban centre and municipal headquarters. Town situated on a hill on the border of Alentejo. Medieval town under the jurisdiction of a religious-military order (Order of Christ) with castle and urban enclosure. 17th-century war square integrated into the defence line of the Alentejo border."
in monumentos.gov.pt/Site/APP_PagesUser/SIPA.aspx?id=10463

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6.78 km

Montorinho Fountain

Highlight • Monument

The fountain, built in 1889, is located on Largo Mártires da Repéblica. Made of marble, it sits on a four-tiered base surrounding a circular fountain with a conical stem at its center, from which fish emerge from their mouths. It has three spouts and is crowned by the figure of a boy impaling a trident on the back of another fish.
This facility provides clean, drinkable water for public use.

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6.88 km

Parque João José da Luz

Highlight • Natural

Opened in 1889, this beautiful park, which included the landscaped Devesa area, features landmarks such as the Bandstand and a Tribute to the Honorary Citizens, as well as nearby attractions such as the Montorinho Fountain, D. Pedro V. Square, and much more.

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7.12 km

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Parking

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