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Praia da Luz

Praia da Luz, officially Luz, is a civil parish of the municipality of , in region, Portugal. The population of the civil parish in 2011 was 3,545, in an area of 21.78 km2.
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  • Type: Town with 4,360 residents
  • Description: village in Portugal
  • Also known as: “Luz”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Fort Nossa Senhora da Luz.

Castle
Photo: Bextrel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The , also known locally as Castle of Senhora da Luz is a fort in the civil parish of Luz, municipality of in the , classified as a Property of Public Interest.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Espiche and Almádena.

Village
is a village of the civil parish of Luz, in the municipality of , in region, .

Hamlet
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is a village located in 's western . Administratively, it is part of the civil parish of Luz, and the municipality of . is situated 3½ km west of Praia da Luz.

Neighborhood
Photo: Lacobrigo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, located in the western region of the , under the municipality of , is a former fishing . Now living mainly on tourism, its most notable attraction is the small beach of Praia de , surrounded by cliffs that protect it from the frequent strong wind characteristic of Barlavento. is situated 4½ km west of Praia da Luz.

Praia da Luz

Latitude
37.08736° or 37° 5′ 15″ north
Longitude
-8.72837° or 8° 43′ 42″ west
Population
4,360
Elevation
4 metres (13 feet)
Open location code
8C9H37PC+WM
Open­Street­Map ID
node 144972169
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
2263071
Wiki­data ID
Q2671865
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In Other Languages

From Bavarian to Welsh—“Praia da Luz” goes by many names.
  • Bavarian: “Praia da Luz”
  • Catalan: “Praia da Luz”
  • Cebuano: “Senhora da Luz”
  • Chinese: “普拉亚达卢兹”
  • Chinese: “普拉亞·達·盧什”
  • Danish: “Praia da Luz”
  • Dutch: “Praia da Luz”
  • Esperanto: “Praia da Luz”
  • Finnish: “Praia da Luz”
  • French: “Praia da Luz”
  • German: “Praia da Luz”
  • Polish: “Praia da Luz”
  • Portuguese: “Praia da Luz”
  • Russian: “Прайя-да-Луш”
  • Russian: “Прая-да-Луш”
  • Slovenian: “Praia da Luz”
  • Spanish: “Praia da Luz”
  • Swedish: “Praia da Luz”
  • Welsh: “Praia da Luz”
  • “Praia da Luz”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Estação Arqueológica Romana da Praia da Luz and Igreja da Nossa Senhora da Luz.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Praia da Luz”. Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.0.