Vala
Vala is a hamlet in Silves, Faro District and has about 88 residents. Vala is situated nearby to the hamlet Poço Barreto, as well as near Fontes da Matosa.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Poço Barreto halt and Alcantarilha railway station.
Poço Barreto halt
Railway stop
Photo: Ajpvalente, CC BY 3.0.
Poço Barreto is a halt on the Algarve Line in the Silves municipality, Portugal. It was opened on 19 March de 1900, and served as terminus for the railway line until 1 February 1902, when the section to Silves was opened.
Alcantarilha railway station
Railway station
Photo: Ajpvalente, CC BY 3.0.
Alcantarilha is a railway station on the Algarve line which serves Alcantarilha and Armação de Pêra, in the Silves municipality, Portugal. It opened on 19 March 1900. Alcantarilha railway station is situated 4 km east of Vala.
Church of Our Lady of the Incarnation
Church
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Church of Our Lady of the Incarnation is a church situated in the civil parish of Porches, in the municipality of Lagoa in the Portuguese region of Algarve. Church of Our Lady of the Incarnation is situated 3½ km south of Vala.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Porches and Alcantarilha.
Porches
Town
Porches is a civil parish/freguesia in the municipality of Lagoa in Portugal, about 10 km east of the city of Lagoa. The population in 2011 was 2,011, in an area of 15.64 km2. It was elevated to the status of a town on July 12, 2001. Porches is situated 3½ km south of Vala.
Alcantarilha
Town
Photo: Lacobrigo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Alcantarilha is a former civil parish in the municipality of Silves, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Alcantarilha e Pêra. With an area of 19.54 square kilometres the population of 2347 inhabitants is dispersed throughout the territory. Alcantarilha is situated 4½ km southeast of Vala.
Armação de Pêra
Town
Photo: Tanchapt, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Armação de Pêra is a town and Portuguese parish in the municipality of Silves. The population in 2011 was 4,867, in an area of 7.99 km2. The village used to be called Pêra de Baixo or Lower Pêra to distinguish it from the present Pêra, which was then named Pêra de Cima or Upper Pêra. Armação de Pêra is situated 6 km south of Vala.
Vala
- Type: Hamlet with 88 residents
- Category: locality
- Location: Silves, Faro District, Algarve, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
37.15705° or 37° 9′ 25″ northLongitude
-8.38849° or 8° 23′ 19″ westPopulation
88Elevation
59 metres (194 feet)Open location code
8C9H5J46+RJOpenStreetMap ID
node 9845408495OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
2262439
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