Cerro dos Mouros

Cerro dos Mouros is a hill in Vila do Bispo e Raposeira, Vila do Bispo, Faro District and has an elevation of 50 metres. Cerro dos Mouros is situated nearby to the village Raposeira, as well as near the hamlet Hortas do Tabual.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Menir de Aspradantes and Menhirs of Padrão.

Menir de Aspradantes

Archaeological site

Photo: Rmatospi, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Menir de Aspradantes is an archaeological site.

Menhirs of Padrão

Archaeological site

Photo: Pedro Ponce Asensio, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Menhirs of Padrão are a group of fifteen megalithic menhirs located in the municipality of Vila do Bispo, in the Faro District of the Algarve region of Portugal. Menhirs of Padrão is situated 3 km southwest of Cerro dos Mouros.

Fort Vera Cruz

Archaeological site

Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Fort Vera Cruz, also known as Fort Vera Cruz da Figueira or Figueira Fort, consist of the remains of a fort located in Vila do Bispo, in Algarve, Portugal. Fort Vera Cruz is situated 3½ km southeast of Cerro dos Mouros.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Figueira and Budens.

Figueira

Village

Photo: Herbert wie, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Figueira is a village near Portimão in the Algarve in Portugal. In the English-speaking world its main claim to fame is the disappearance there, on 12 September 2004, of a local girl, eight-year-old Joana Cipriano, and the subsequent conviction of her mother and uncle for murder.

Budens

Village

Photo: Frank Jahnholz, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Budens is a village, which is situated 3 km east of Cerro dos Mouros.

Salema

Neighborhood

Photo: Bengt Nyman, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Vila do Bispo is a town and municipality in Portugal's Algarve. It includes the destinations of Sagres and Salema. Salema is situated 4 km southeast of Cerro dos Mouros.

Cerro dos Mouros

Type: Hill with an elevation of 50 metres
Category: landform
Location: Vila do Bispo e Raposeira, Vila do Bispo, Faro District, Algarve, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude

37.08333° or 37° 5′ north

Longitude

-8.86667° or 8° 52′ west

Elevation

50 metres (164 feet)

Open location code

8C9H34MM+88

GeoNames ID

2265662

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