Newspaper Público claims the Ministry aims to raise in the region of €834 million with the sale of 195 military buildings over a 12 year period.
However, the vast majority of the nearly 200 buildings up for sale since 2008 are still on the market.
These include the Santa Clara Convent in Coimbra, the Carmo Quartel, in Horta, the Palace and Estate in Caxias, Oeiras, and the Santo António dos Capuchos Convent, a former military hospital, in Leiria.
Other properties listed by the Defence Ministry are lighthouses, villas and forts, fuel deposits and land.
“No dates are as yet set for public auctions, but these could take place this year”, the Ministry said in a statement, indicating that some properties have been included in the REVIVE project, which is co-managed by the Ministries of Economy, Finance and Culture, in which private investment is sought to turn historic properties into tourist projects.
Last year, three buildings were sold and another three conceded, among them the Navy Hospital in Lisbon, which sold for €17.9 million, an Army Building also in Lisbon, for €7 million, and the Albarquel Fort, in Setúbal, for €2.2 million.
The divestment of military real estate aims to finance projects within the realms of conservation, maintenance, modernisation and the construction of military infrastructures.
The use of facilities for tourist projects has, in recent years, been pinpointed as a priority.
Official data from the Armed Forces shows that the Navy and the National Maritime Authority have 1,294 buildings in their charge and 19 areas of military use. The Army has 399 military buildings, 937 state homes and 118 military servitudes. The Air Force manages 184 military buildings, three of which are in the American state of Ohio, and 16 military training areas.