Silves
Silves is a railway stop in Silves, Faro District. Silves is situated nearby to the town Estômbar, as well as near Porches.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Silves railway station and Silves Cathedral.
Silves railway station
Railway station
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Silves is a railway station on the Algarve line which serves Silves, Portugal. It opened on 1 February 1902. The station is now without staff. As of May 2024, electrification of the Tunes to Portimão section of the railway is under way, with completion expected by the end of 2024.
Silves Cathedral
Church
Photo: Husond, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Silves Cathedral is a former cathedral in the city of Silves, in the Algarve region of southern Portugal. A mosque, built during the Moorish rule of the Iberian Peninsula, was originally located in its current place, and was later mostly restructured and converted into a Catholic cathedral after the Reconquista. Silves Cathedral is situated 1½ km north of Silves.
Pelourinho de Silves
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Pelourinho de Silves is situated 1½ km north of Silves.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Estômbar and Porches.
Estômbar
Town
Estômbar is a town in the civil parish of Estômbar e Parchal, in the municipality of Lagoa, Portugal. The population in 2011 was 4,985, in an area of 24.21 km2. Estômbar is situated 5 km southwest of Silves.
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 7 km southeast of Silves.
Lagoa
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Lagoa is a municipality in the Algarve region of southern Portugal. Lagoa is one of the most important tourist areas of the Algarve. There are various factors which have contributed to its popularity, namely the variety of offerings to visitors, and the friendliness of its citizens.
Silves
- Type: Railway stop
- Also known as: “Estação Ferroviária de Silves”
- Categories: transport stop and transportation
- Location: Silves, Faro District, Algarve, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
37.17568° or 37° 10′ 33″ northLongitude
-8.44047° or 8° 26′ 26″ westElevation
60 metres (197 feet)Open location code
8C9H5HG5+7ROpenStreetMap ID
node 10951866436OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stop_positionOpenStreetMap feature
railway=stopGeoNames ID
2262925
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