Description of the attraction
The small fort of San Teodosio was built during the reign of King João IV. The medieval fort is located along the coast in Estoril, on the Poza beach. The fort served as a defensive line between Fort São Julian da Barra and Cabo do Roca (Cape Roca).
The construction of the fort took place under the supervision of the commandant of the Cascais fortress, Antonio Luis de Meneses, it was started on April 5, 1642 (such an inscription was made over the portico), and completed in 1643. The original name of the fort was Fort de Sao Teodosio (or Fort of St. Teodosio). This name was given to the fort in honor of the first heir to King of Portugal Joao IV.
The fort is built in a quadrangular shape. The gate is decorated with wooden arches with inscriptions and the royal coat of arms. There are round towers in the three corners of the fort. In the east and south walls there were loopholes with artillery weapons, and along the west wall there were barracks. In the middle there was the main gate, through which, after passing through an intermediate courtyard, one entered the fort. On the left were the barracks and the kitchen, directly on the platform on which the main artillery was installed.
In the 18th century, the fort was called the Fort of St. Peter and the commander was Jose Martins, who lived on the territory of the fort, but there was no permanent garrison there. After a while, the fort would be closed for some construction work. Soon there was no need to protect the coastline, and the fort fell into disrepair and by 1831 it was practically destroyed. Then the fort began to be restored. Reconstruction work has been carried out repeatedly up to our times.
