Forte Montserrat

Its origins are not proven but it was probably built during the reign of D. Manuel Telles Barreto (1583-1587), known as Castelo de São Felipe, and perhaps designed by Baccio of Filicaia who worked in his government. It's shaped like an irregular polygon with circular towers and its function was to protect the port of Salvador. Today it has been very well preserved, offering a lovely view of the sea and the beach. The Forte de Nossa Senhora de Montserrat resisted the Dutch attempts to take the city of Salvador for one month, and was destroyed in the end. In October 1655 the Earl of Ataugia ordered the reconstruction of the fortress, later in 1693 D.