Atlas Obscura
Forte Real de São Filipe in Cidade Velha, Cape Verde
Forte Real de São Filipe is a 16th century fortress in the city of Cidade Velha, Cabo Verde. The fortress provides a grand view over the first capital and the Atlantic Ocean around it. It was once built to protect the capital, then called Ribeira Grande, from pirates and competing realms. The capital was eventually moved to Praia (the current capital), while the fortress remained. It eventually…