Poço Fundo
Poço Fundo is a hamlet in Silves, Faro District. Poço Fundo is situated nearby to the hamlet Vila Fria, as well as near Canas.Places of Interest
Highlights include Silves railway station and Deutsche Schule Algarve.
Silves railway station
Railway station
Photo: Ajpvalente, CC BY 3.0.
Silves is a railway station on the Algarve line which serves Silves, Portugal. It opened on 1 February 1902. The station is now without staff. As of May 2024, electrification of the Tunes to Portimão section of the railway is under way, with completion expected by the end of 2024.
Deutsche Schule Algarve
School
Deutsche Schule Algarve (DSA; Portuguese: Escola Alemã do Algarve is a German international school in Silves, Algarve, Portugal. It serves grundschule until grades 11–12.
Silves Cathedral
Church
Photo: Husond, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Silves Cathedral is a former cathedral in the city of Silves, in the Algarve region of southern Portugal. A mosque, built during the Moorish rule of the Iberian Peninsula, was originally located in its current place, and was later mostly restructured and converted into a Catholic cathedral after the Reconquista. Silves Cathedral is situated 3½ km northwest of Poço Fundo.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Porches and Estômbar.
Porches
Town
Porches is a civil parish/freguesia in the municipality of Lagoa in Portugal, about 10 km east of the city of Lagoa. The population in 2011 was 2,011, in an area of 15.64 km2. It was elevated to the status of a town on July 12, 2001. Porches is situated 4½ km southeast of Poço Fundo.
Estômbar
Town
Estômbar is a town in the civil parish of Estômbar e Parchal, in the municipality of Lagoa, Portugal. The population in 2011 was 4,985, in an area of 24.21 km2. Estômbar is situated 6 km west of Poço Fundo.
Lagoa
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Lagoa is a municipality in the Algarve region of southern Portugal. Lagoa is one of the most important tourist areas of the Algarve. There are various factors which have contributed to its popularity, namely the variety of offerings to visitors, and the friendliness of its citizens.
Poço Fundo
- Type: Hamlet
- Also known as: “Poco Fundo”
- Category: locality
- Location: Silves, Faro District, Algarve, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.16167° or 37° 9′ 42″ northLongitude
-8.42126° or 8° 25′ 17″ westElevation
56 metres (184 feet)Open location code
8C9H5H6H+MFOpenStreetMap ID
node 9845428442OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
2264618
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