The Nossa Senhora das Neves Fort (Forte de Nossa Senhora das Neves) is also known as Leça da Palmeira Fort or Matosinhos Castle.

After the restoration of independence in 1640 and the need to defend our coasts from spanish and pirates attacks were built fortresses by the sea. In Leça da Palmeira was built the Nossa Senhora das Neves Fort, which together with the S. Joao da Foz and S. Francisco Xavier (Castelo do Queijo) forts, integrated the defense line of the city of Porto.

It's a fort “bastion” type with a four-pointed star plant. Its construction was started in 1651, replacing an older and smaller fortification, located next to this and whose construction had begun in 1638.

Today is the seat of the “Capitania do Porto de Leixões”.