--- title: "Fortress of São Miguel · OpenVibe.Tours" canonical: "https://openvibe.tours/place/fortress-of-sao-miguel-plc_WVM229QKA709TKH14JGR07J3A8" updated: null --- # Fortress of São Miguel · OpenVibe.Tours HTML: [Fortress of São Miguel · OpenVibe.Tours](https://openvibe.tours/place/fortress-of-sao-miguel-plc_WVM229QKA709TKH14JGR07J3A8) attraction # Fortress of São Miguel Built in 1576, it became the administrative center of Luanda during the early part of colonial rule and was a self-contained city for the early military garrison and an important holding place for slaves. Go here together [Make a plan together](https://openvibe.fun/plans/new?place=Fortress+of+S%C3%A3o+Miguel&city=Luanda&url=https%3A%2F%2Fopenvibe.tours%2Fplace%2Ffortress-of-sao-miguel-plc_WVM229QKA709TKH14JGR07J3A8&lat=-8.808302&lon=13.223428) [Add to Our places](https://openvibe.fun/places/new?place=Fortress+of+S%C3%A3o+Miguel&url=https%3A%2F%2Fopenvibe.tours%2Fplace%2Ffortress-of-sao-miguel-plc_WVM229QKA709TKH14JGR07J3A8) A date poll for your people, or a shared list of places you want to see. ![Fortress of São Miguel](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M6ZS096PKTS0CQCM58VGA9YR) Photo: Erik Cleves Kristensen · CC BY 2.0 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ALuanda-SMiguelFort2.jpg) · [licence](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0) 3 more photos - ![Fortress of São Miguel, photo 2 of 4](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M6ZT26P4EC3AHKFDQ5VA2S74?w=640) Photo: CIA · Public domain · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AAgostinho_Neto_Mausoleum_through_gateway_at_Fortaleza_de_S%C3%A3o_Miguel.jpg) - ![Fortress of São Miguel, photo 3 of 4](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M6ZVTHFK7ZP45K0V1Z1BKFJE?w=640) Photo: Xavier Lopes · Public domain · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AAspectoAereodaFortalezadeSMiguel.JPG) - ![Fortress of São Miguel, photo 4 of 4](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M6ZY250VB3AYX1G490M3GG0T?w=640) Photo: Rui Gabriel Correia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AAzulejo_Luanda-Fort.jpg) · [licence](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0) - [**Directions** open the map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-8.808302&mlon=13.223428#map=16/-8.808302/13.223428) - **Admission not confirmed**check before you go ## Why go It contains ornate wall tiles detailing the history of the city along with many relics, such as cannons and the original holding cells for slaves. Source: [Wikivoyage](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Luanda) ## How to visit Admission not confirmed. Check the hours and access before you travel. ## Come back later Ask for a reminder on the day you want to go. Remind us on a date ## See it live [Stream it from here](https://openvibe.live/broadcast?place=Fortress+of+S%C3%A3o+Miguel&place_url=https%3A%2F%2Fopenvibe.tours%2Fplace%2Ffortress-of-sao-miguel-plc_WVM229QKA709TKH14JGR07J3A8&title=At+Fortress+of+S%C3%A3o+Miguel) No public streams or clips from here yet. Stream it and you are the first: OpenVibe.Live opens its go-live setup, and you choose when to start. ## Nearby 1. ![National Museum of Natural History](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M6ZS0NZ6ABGN3AKNQ3Y1XR56?w=640) ### [National Museum of Natural History](/place/national-museum-of-natural-history-plc_CENPPDSCEDZ1Z7YPANFPBY3GR8) attraction Photo: Fabio Vanin · CC BY-SA 3.0 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AMuseu_Nacional_Historia_Natural_Luanda_02.JPG) 2. ![National Museum of Slavery](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M6ZS0FKXTFZBJGQMQYVV0NA5?w=640) ### [National Museum of Slavery](/place/national-museum-of-slavery-plc_DYWH8SWCH1SGA8KK4XFA38YSM7) attraction Photo: Fabio Vanin · CC BY-SA 3.0 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AMuseu_da_Escravatura_Luanda.JPG) 3. ![National Museum of Anthropology](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M6ZS0WCACT0GP6GDX9W2YTTT?w=640) ### [National Museum of Anthropology](/place/national-museum-of-anthropology-plc_2K14BWGMT8Q2KGJC50CB662CMQ) attraction Photo: David Stanley from Nanaimo, Canada · CC BY 2.0 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AMuseu_Nacional_de_Antropologia_in_Luanda_-_Angola_2015.jpg) 4. ![National Anthropology Museum](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M6ZS0WCACT0GP6GDX9W2YTTT?w=640) ### [National Anthropology Museum](/place/national-anthropology-museum-plc_CF3A21QN68BM17A7P062MHHE3F) Museu Nacional de Antropologia · Avenida Lino Dias, Luanda Photo: David Stanley from Nanaimo, Canada · CC BY 2.0 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AMuseu_Nacional_de_Antropologia_in_Luanda_-_Angola_2015.jpg) 5. ![Iron Palace](https://openvibe.media/o/med_01M7002M3VB5A1TKKVHGWCRRP1?w=640) ### [Iron Palace](/place/iron-palace-plc_V1PJJSFB26RHJJAFMYNDXAE4FR) Palácio de Ferro · museum · Major Kanhangulo, Luanda Photo: Zorglub · CC BY-SA 3.0 · [source](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3APal%C3%A1cio_de_Ferro.jpg) 6. ### [Agostinho Neto Mausoleum](/place/agostinho-neto-mausoleum-plc_VKCMVAN7V8RQCJQG3MP5QVZ735) attraction [Sign in](/auth/login?next=%2Fplace%2Ffortress-of-sao-miguel-plc_WVM229QKA709TKH14JGR07J3A8) to save this place to a trip.