Esposende grew at the mouth of the Rio Cávado, where fishing and salt production were joined by maritime trade and shipbuilding during the 16th-18th centuries. D. Sebastião made it an independent vila (town) in 1572, separating it from Barcelos.

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Forte de São João Baptista

Forte de São João Baptista

Built between 1699 and 1702, this small star-shaped fort protected the mouth of the Cávado as part of a new chain of coastal defences in northern Portugal. Only part of the original fort survives, and its most conspicuous feature today is the red Farol de Esposende.

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