Salema
Vila do Bispo is a town and municipality in Portugal's Algarve. It includes the destinations of Sagres and Salema.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Photo: Bengt Nyman, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Neighborhood
- Description: village in Portugal
- Also known as: “Salema, Portugal”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Ruínas romanas da Boca do Rio and Fort Vera Cruz.
Ruínas romanas da Boca do Rio
Protected area
Photo: Bextrel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ruínas romanas da Boca do Rio is a protected area.
Fort Vera Cruz
Archaeological site
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Fort Vera Cruz, also known as Fort Vera Cruz da Figueira or Figueira Fort, consist of the remains of a fort located in Vila do Bispo, in Algarve, Portugal.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Figueira and Burgau.
Figueira
Village
Figueira is a village near Portimão in the Algarve in Portugal. In the English-speaking world its main claim to fame is the disappearance there, on 12 September 2004, of a local girl, eight-year-old Joana Cipriano, and the subsequent conviction of her mother and uncle for murder.
Burgau
Neighborhood
Photo: Lacobrigo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Burgau, located in the western region of the Algarve, under the municipality of Vila do Bispo, is a former fishing village. Now living mainly on tourism, its most notable attraction is the small beach of Praia de Burgau, surrounded by cliffs that protect it from the frequent strong wind characteristic of Barlavento. Burgau is situated 4½ km east of Salema.
Barão de São Miguel
Village
Photo: Bextrel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Barão de São Miguel is a village and civil parish located in Portugal's western Algarve. Administratively, it is part of the municipality of Vila do Bispo. Barão de São Miguel is situated 5 km northeast of Salema.
Salema
- Categories: village and locality
- Location: Budens, Vila do Bispo, Faro District, Algarve, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
37.06598° or 37° 3′ 58″ northLongitude
-8.82492° or 8° 49′ 30″ westElevation
27 metres (89 feet)Open location code
8C9H358G+92OpenStreetMap ID
node 190829650OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhood
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Swedish—“Salema” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Salema”
- Esperanto: “Praia da Salema”
- German: “Salema”
- Italian: “Salema”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Salema i Portugal”
- Portuguese: “Praia da Salema”
- Swedish: “Salema”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Jazida de Icnofósseis da Praia da Salema and Praia da Salema.
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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 Wikivoyage page “Salema”. Photo: Bengt Nyman, CC BY-SA 4.0.