# Almeida star fortress

> A village enclosed in twelve-pointed star-shaped ramparts near the Spanish border, besieged in the Napoleonic Wars. Walk round the top of the walls for the ge

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A village enclosed in twelve-pointed star-shaped ramparts near the Spanish border, besieged in the Napoleonic Wars. Walk round the top of the walls for the geometry.

- **Nearest town:** Almeida, Portugal
- **Category:** History & culture
- **GPS:** 40.7255, -6.9063
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