Barranco das Quebradas

Barranco das Quebradas is a stream in Faro District, Portugal. Barranco das Quebradas is situated nearby to the locality Ponta dos Arquizes, as well as near Cabo de São Vicente.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Lighthouse of Cabo de São Vicente and Praia do Beliche.

Lighthouse of Cabo de São Vicente

Lighthouse

Photo: Dogpochi, CC BY 3.0.

The Lighthouse of Cabo de São Vicente is a beacon/lighthouse located along the coastal peninsula of Sagres Point in the civil parish of Sagres, in the Portuguese municipality of the Vila do Bispo. Lighthouse of Cabo de São Vicente is situated 3 km south of Barranco das Quebradas.

Praia do Beliche

Beach

Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Praia do Beliche is a beach, which is situated 3 km southeast of Barranco das Quebradas.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cabo de São Vicente and Sagres.

Cape St. Vincent is a headland in the municipality of Vila do Bispo, in the Algarve, southern Portugal. It is the southwesternmost point of Portugal and of mainland Europe. Cabo de São Vicente is situated 3½ km south of Barranco das Quebradas.

Sagres

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Sagres is the southwesternmost point of Portugal and of Europe, in Barlavento, western Algarve, a beach destination with some nice churches, lighthouses and forts.

Sagres Point

Locality

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Sagres Point is a windswept shelf-like promontory located in the southwest Algarve region of southern Portugal. Only 4 km to the west and 3 km to the north lies Cape St. Vincent, which is usually taken as the southwesternmost tip of Europe. Sagres Point is situated 7 km southeast of Barranco das Quebradas.

Barranco das Quebradas

Type: Stream
Category: body of water
Location: Faro District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude

37.05° or 37° 3′ north

Longitude

-8.98333° or 8° 59′ west

Open location code

8C9H22X8+XM

GeoNames ID

2264284

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Localities in the Area

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