Vale da Lama

Vale da Lama is a locality in Odiáxere, Lagos, Faro District. Vale da Lama is situated nearby to the neighborhood Vale de Lama, as well as near Cascalhos.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Odiáxere halt and Roman ruins of Quinta da Abicada.

Odiáxere halt

Railway station

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Odiáxere is a closed halt on the Algarve line in the Lagos municipality, Portugal. It was opened on the 30th of July 1922, and closed in 2003. At the time, the halt had an average of 20 passengers per month.

Roman ruins of Quinta da Abicada

Nature reserve

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Abicada is the name of Roman ruins in Mexilhoeira Grande, to the north of the civil parish of Alvor, municipality of Portimão, in Algarve region, Portugal. Roman ruins of Quinta da Abicada is situated 3½ km east of Vale da Lama.

Castle of Alvor

Archaeological site

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The Castle of Alvor is a medieval castle in the civil parish of Alvor, in the Portuguese district of Faro: considered to be a significant military monument associated with the nearby Castle of Silves. Castle of Alvor is situated 3½ km east of Vale da Lama.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mexilhoeira Grande and Alvor.

Mexilhoeira Grande

Town

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Mexilhoeira Grande is a civil parish in the municipality of Portimão in the southern Portuguese region of the Algarve. The population in 2011 was 4,029, in an area of 91.15 km². Mexilhoeira Grande is situated 3 km northeast of Vale da Lama.

Alvor

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Alvor is a town and freguesia in Portimão, in the southern Algarve region of Portugal. It is a holiday base for visiting the Ria de Alvor Nature Reserve, and has a nice beach.