Rocha
Rocha is a locality in Portimão, Faro District. Rocha is situated nearby to the town Ferragudo, as well as near the locality Vale da Canada.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Fort of Santa Catarina and Vista.
Fort of Santa Catarina
Fort
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The Fort of Santa Catarina is a medieval fort situated in the civil parish of Portimão, in the municipality of Portimão in Portuguese Algarve. The structure was considered one of the last Philippine military projects in the Algarve, erected to defend the peninsula from pirates and privateers, as well as military invasions.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ferragudo and Portimão.
Ferragudo
Town
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Ferragudo is a Portuguese civil parish at the western border of the municipality of Lagoa. The population in 2011 was 1,973, in an area of 5.41 km2. Ferragudo serves mainly as a bedroom community for its much larger neighbour, the city of Portimão; its residents routinely travel across the Arade River to work in the neighboring municipality.
Portimão
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Portimão is the second biggest city in the Algarve, Portugal, and famous for its fresh fish restaurants, grilled sardines being the most famous dish. It's very close to one of the most well known beaches in the Algarve, Praia da Rocha, and there are numerous others nearby.
Parchal
Town
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Parchal is a town and a former civil parish in the municipality of Lagoa, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Estômbar e Parchal. The population in 2011 was 4,019, in an area of 3.86 km2. Parchal is situated 2½ km northeast of Rocha.
Rocha
- Type: Locality
- Location: Portimão, Portimão Municipality, Faro District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
37.1189° or 37° 7′ 8″ northLongitude
-8.53413° or 8° 32′ 3″ westElevation
19 metres (62 feet)Open location code
8C9H4F98+H8GeoNames ID
2263808
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