Purgatório

Purgatório is a neighborhood in Paderne, Albufeira, Faro District and has about 292 residents. Purgatório is situated nearby to the village Paderne, as well as near the hamlet Mem Moniz.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Castle of Paderne and Tunes railway station.

Castle of Paderne

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The Castle of Paderne is an ancient fortification located in the civil parish of Paderne, municipality of Albufeira, in the Portuguese Algarve. It was constructed in the later 12th century by Berbers, in an area around 7.5 kilometres inland. Castle of Paderne is situated 2½ km southeast of Purgatório.

Tunes railway station

Railway stop

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Tunes is a railway station on the Algarve Line, which serves Tunes, in the Silves municipality, Portugal. It opened on 1 July 1889, and is the junction of the Algarve and Southern lines. Tunes railway station is situated 4 km west of Purgatório.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Paderne and Tunes.

Paderne

Village

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Paderne is a village and civil parish in the municipality of Albufeira, in the Portuguese region of Algarve. The population in 2011 was 3,304, in an area of 52.56 km2.

Tunes

Village

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Tunes is a village in the civil parish of Algoz e Tunes, in the municipality of Silves, in Algarve region, Portugal. It was the seat of its own civil parish until 2013 when the parish of Tunes merged into the new parish of Algoz e Tunes. Tunes is situated 4 km west of Purgatório.

Ferreiras

Village

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Ferreiras is a civil parish in the southern Portuguese municipality of Albufeira. The population in 2011 was 6,406 in an area of 20.13 km2. Ferreiras is situated 6 km southwest of Purgatório.

Purgatório

Type: Neighborhood with 292 residents
Also known as: “Purgatorio”
Category: locality
Location: Paderne, Albufeira, Faro District, Algarve, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude

37.1781° or 37° 10′ 41″ north

Longitude

-8.21473° or 8° 12′ 53″ west

Population

292

Elevation

96 metres (315 feet)

Open location code

8C9H5QHP+64

OpenStreetMap ID

node 1139714522

OpenStreetMap feature

place=neighbourhood

GeoNames ID

2264302

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