Alqueido Circuit
Walk up the MILITARY ROAD close to Fort Alqueido and imagine the stories this cobbles could tell. Let yourself be transported back to the times when oxcarts passed by with uniforms, provisions, wounded soldiers and medical supplies, the weight of artillery rolled slowly through there and the frenzy of the troops, moving between strongholds in deep secrecy, under cover of view of the enemy. The Duke of Wellington himself passed here on his daily ride to observe enemy positions in front of Sobral.

At the top of the slope you will have a pleasant surprise FORT ALQUEIDO arises overlooking over the majestic landscape all around from the Tagus River to the Atlantic Ocean, resting on Socorro and Montejunto hills and the capital city: Lisbon.

Breathe and relax because you just immerse yourself in an environment that combines history, culture, nature, tradition and modernity. You are 439 meters above sea level at one special landscape observatory uniting several perspectives the river, the sea, the lowlands, the hills and valleys crossing the territory.

With a total area of 35 000m2 it is the highest point of the Lines of Torres Vedras, located in the centre of the 1st Defensive Line, it is the heart of a unique stronghold in Europe.