The Castro da Gestosa is deployed on a spur overlooking the village, near the road ER311. Is one of the most important forts of the County, is classified as a Property in the public interest, which stands out for its complex defensive system: has three lines of walls, still well preserved, braces, double moats and polygonal stones embedded. On the upper deck are traces of circular dwellings.

The set of the Citadel of Cascais includes the Forte de Nossa Senhora da Luz, the Torre de Santo António de Cascais and fortified everywhere between the tip of the Salmodo and Clube Naval de Cascais. Had the Defense function of this part of the coast, access point to the capital. Currently, it is here the summer residence of the President of the Republic, the Municipal Museum of Cascais, the Anti-aircraft Artillery instruction Center and the coast and the Naval Radio of Cascais.

As we approach the entrance to the village, we come across its Castle, classified as a National Monument. Pedro Álvares Cabral, the most famous inhabitant of Belmonte, was born here. The fort was built in the 13th century, at the behest of D. Afonso III, and in 1466 it became the residence of the Cabral family. One of its most emblematic points is the Manueline-style window from the 16th century, from where you can enjoy a breathtaking view of the valleys and mountains that surround the village.

The medieval fortress, which comprises the castle and the urban fence, was built during the reign of D. Dinis, and was completed during the reign of Afonso IV, in 1327. In the 17th century, expansion works were carried out on the fortification that surrounds the town up to the limit of the current garden. The São Lourenço fort was built in the 18th century, when the bastioned fortification was extended with the Loureiros Wall. The fortress had a considerable extension, surrounding almost the entire town. Located on one of the highest mountains in the Serra de São Mamede, it served …

Four-pointed bastioned fortress with medieval-type walls and a redan. The ruins of the medieval fortification are visible in the central area, isolated walls or with structures attached to them for the construction of artillery platforms. As examples of ruins of modern fortification, there are four redan with a guardhouse and traces of chimneys and niches. The fort's door mantains the portcullises of the drawbridge, and there is a cistern right in the center of the fortification. Some sections of the wall and from the barbican are monumentally beautiful. The first fortress dates back to the reign of King Afonso Henriques, …