Santiago do Outão fort
The first reference dates from 1390 in an order from D. João I for the construction of a coastal watchtower. However, there is news of a Roman temple dedicated to Neptune on the same site.
Over the centuries, it has undergone several expansion and remodeling works.
In the XNUMXth century, after having been a prison and a holiday home for the royal family, the fort was offered to D. Amélia to install a sanatorium there, which, after the reduction in the number of tuberculosis patients, was transformed into the Orthopedic Hospital of Santiago do Outão. which still remains today.
Over the centuries, it has undergone several expansion and remodeling works.
In the XNUMXth century, after having been a prison and a holiday home for the royal family, the fort was offered to D. Amélia to install a sanatorium there, which, after the reduction in the number of tuberculosis patients, was transformed into the Orthopedic Hospital of Santiago do Outão. which still remains today.
