S\u00e3o Jo\u00e3o Batista Fort<\/p>\n
It was built between 1699 and 1704, under the reign of Pedro II of Portugal (1667-1706) and subsequently suffered some cuts in its structure. It’s purpose was to protect the mouth of the Cavado river. From 1866 it housed the primitive lighthouse.<\/p>\n
Esposende lighthouse<\/p>\n
From 1922 (station established 1866), this lighthouse has been continuously active until this day having one of the few mettalic towers in Portugal.
\nPortugal has a distinguished maritime history: Portuguese sailors launched and led the European age of discovery, and Portuguese ships have been finding their way home from the far corners of the globe for about 600 years. It’s not surprising that lighthouses have played an important role in Portuguese culture, and that they are treasured national monuments today.<\/p>\n","modified":"2019-06-03T17:06:22","color":"","icon":"","noDetails":false,"noInteraction":false,"image":"http:\/\/vinitur.be.webmapp.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Sa\u0303o-Joa\u0303o-Batista-fort-and-Lighthouse-768x575.jpg","taxonomy":{"webmapp_category":[363]},"accessibility":{"mobility":{"check":false,"description":""},"hearing":{"check":false,"description":""},"vision":{"check":false,"description":""},"cognitive":{"check":false,"description":""},"food":{"check":false,"description":""}},"locale":"en","source":"http:\/\/vinitur.be.webmapp.it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/poi\/1092","wp_edit":"http:\/\/vinitur.be.webmapp.it\/wp-admin\/post.php?post=1092&action=edit","web":"http:\/\/vinitur.be.webmapp.it\/poi\/sao-joao-batista-fort-and-lighthouse\/","addr:street":"","addr:housenumber":"","addr:postcode":"","addr:city":"","contact:phone":"","contact:email":"","opening_hours":"","capacity":""},"geometry":{"type":"Point","coordinates":[-8.790410820781464,41.54285517956363]}}