Fort to be restored in Castro Marim |
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Renovations at the São
Sebastião Fort in Castro Marim will commence in October, following the
recent allocation of public funding by the Câmara. The battlements will
take a year to be restored, in a project estimated to cost more than
900,000 euros. The São Sebastião fort was built in 1641, by order
of D. João IV,
to ensure better defence of the area, and served as an
important strategic military base throughout various wars. The Câmara
believe that this is an important project, worth investing in to
rekindle a sense of pride with regard to the history of the area. |
