Ponta da Piedade
Ponta da Piedade is a headland with a group of rock formations along the coastline of the town of Lagos, in the Portuguese region of the Algarve. Consisting of yellow-golden cliff-like rocks up to 20 meters high, they are one of the most famous touristic attractions of Portugal.Places of Interest
Highlights include Ponta da Piedade Lighthouse and Praia do Camilo.
Ponta da Piedade Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Tony Bowden, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Ponta da Piedade Lighthouse is located at Ponta da Piedade in Lagos, in the Algarve region of Portugal. It started operations in mid-1913.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bairro de Casas para Famílias Pobres em Lagos and Bairro de Santo Amaro I.
Bairro de Casas para Famílias Pobres em Lagos
Neighborhood
Photo: Ajpvalente, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bairro de Casas para Famílias Pobres em Lagos is a neighborhood.
Bairro de Santo Amaro I
Neighborhood
Photo: Bextrel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bairro de Santo Amaro I is a neighborhood.
Praia da Luz
Town
Praia da Luz, officially Luz, is a civil parish of the municipality of Lagos, in Algarve region, Portugal. The population of the civil parish in 2011 was 3,545, in an area of 21.78 km2.
Ponta da Piedade
- Type: Cape
- Description: Portuguese rock formation
- Categories: natural monument and landform
- Location: Lagos, Faro District, Algarve, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.0792° or 37° 4′ 45″ northLongitude
-8.66778° or 8° 40′ 4″ westElevation
1 metre (3 feet)Open location code
8C9H38HJ+MVOpenStreetMap ID
node 14023832377OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cape
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From French to Spanish—“Ponta da Piedade” goes by many names.
- French: “Ponta da Piedade”
- German: “Ponta da Piedade”
- German: “Ponta Piedade”
- Portuguese: “Ponta da Piedade”
- Spanish: “Ponta da Piedade”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Carso Litoral da Ponta da Piedade and Torraltinha.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Miradouro da Ponta da Piedade and 3 Ponta da Piedade - Comboio Turistico.
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