Setúbal Aqueduct

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Setúbal Aqueduct, or Aqueduto de Setúbal, is a 15th‑century water canal in Setúbal, Portugal. It was built at the end of the 1400s during King John II’s reign and stretched for several kilometres from its source to the city walls. In 1693 the Chafariz do Sapal was built in front of the Paços do Concelho building. Today the city no longer relies on the aqueduct for water. As Setúbal expanded, much of the structure disappeared, but a section remains in the city center at the site of the old Vitória soccer field on Estrada dos Arcos. The aqueduct was declared a Property of Public Interest in 1971 by Decree No. 516/71, on 22 November.