Ribeira de Vale Pocilgão

Ribeira de Vale Pocilgão is a stream in Faro District, Portugal. Ribeira de Vale Pocilgão is situated nearby to the locality Ponta da Fisga, as well as near the village Figueira.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Fort Vera Cruz and Menir de Aspradantes.

Fort Vera Cruz

Archaeological site

Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Fort Vera Cruz, also known as Fort Vera Cruz da Figueira or Figueira Fort, consist of the remains of a fort located in Vila do Bispo, in Algarve, Portugal.

Menir de Aspradantes

Archaeological site

Photo: Rmatospi, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Menir de Aspradantes is an archaeological site, which is situated 3 km northwest of Ribeira de Vale Pocilgão.

Zavial Battery

Ruins

Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Zavial Battery is a ruins.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Figueira and Salema.

Figueira

Village

Photo: Herbert wie, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Figueira is a village near Portimão in the Algarve in Portugal. In the English-speaking world its main claim to fame is the disappearance there, on 12 September 2004, of a local girl, eight-year-old Joana Cipriano, and the subsequent conviction of her mother and uncle for murder. Figueira is situated 2½ km north of Ribeira de Vale Pocilgão.

Salema

Neighborhood

Photo: Bengt Nyman, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Vila do Bispo is a town and municipality in Portugal's Algarve. It includes the destinations of Sagres and Salema. Salema is situated 3 km northeast of Ribeira de Vale Pocilgão.

Budens

Village

Photo: Frank Jahnholz, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Budens is a village, which is situated 4½ km northeast of Ribeira de Vale Pocilgão.

Ribeira de Vale Pocilgão

Type: Stream
Also known as: “Ribeira de Vale Pocilgao”
Category: body of water
Location: Faro District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude

37.05° or 37° 3′ north

Longitude

-8.85° or 8° 51′ west

Open location code

8C9H25X2+X2

GeoNames ID

2261923

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