Vale de Pegas
Vale de Pegas is a hamlet in Paderne, Albufeira, Faro District and has about 141 residents. Vale de Pegas is situated nearby to the hamlet Cerro do Roque, as well as near Cerro do Ouro.Places of Interest
Highlights include Castle of Paderne and Tunes railway station.
Castle of Paderne
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The Castle of Paderne is an ancient fortification located in the civil parish of Paderne, municipality of Albufeira, in the Portuguese Algarve. It was constructed in the later 12th century by Berbers, in an area around 7.5 kilometres inland. Castle of Paderne is situated 3 km east of Vale de Pegas.
Tunes railway station
Railway stop
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Tunes is a railway station on the Algarve Line, which serves Tunes, in the Silves municipality, Portugal. It opened on 1 July 1889, and is the junction of the Algarve and Southern lines.
Albufeira-Ferreiras railway station
Railway station
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The Albufeira-Ferreiras Station is the railway station for the city of Albufeira, Algarve, in Portugal. Situated in the civil parish of Ferreiras, in the north of the municipality of Albufeira. The station opened on 1 July 1889. Albufeira-Ferreiras railway station is situated 4 km south of Vale de Pegas.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tunes and Paderne.
Tunes
Village
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Tunes is a village in the civil parish of Algoz e Tunes, in the municipality of Silves, in Algarve region, Portugal. It was the seat of its own civil parish until 2013 when the parish of Tunes merged into the new parish of Algoz e Tunes.
Paderne
Village
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Paderne is a village and civil parish in the municipality of Albufeira, in the Portuguese region of Algarve. The population in 2011 was 3,304, in an area of 52.56 km2. Paderne is situated 3 km northeast of Vale de Pegas.
Ferreiras
Village
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Ferreiras is a civil parish in the southern Portuguese municipality of Albufeira. The population in 2011 was 6,406 in an area of 20.13 km². Ferreiras is situated 4 km south of Vale de Pegas.
Vale de Pegas
- Type: Hamlet with 141 residents
- Category: locality
- Location: Paderne, Albufeira, Faro District, Algarve, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
37.1646° or 37° 9′ 53″ northLongitude
-8.23347° or 8° 14′ 1″ westPopulation
141Elevation
121 metres (397 feet)Open location code
8C9H5Q78+RJOpenStreetMap ID
node 9846826094OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
2262115
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