Montes Grandes
Montes Grandes is a hamlet in Silves, Faro District and has about 126 residents. Montes Grandes is situated nearby to the hamlet Tufos, as well as near Figueiral.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Poço Barreto halt and Silves railway station.
Poço Barreto halt
Railway stop
Photo: Ajpvalente, CC BY 3.0.
Poço Barreto is a halt on the Algarve Line in the Silves municipality, Portugal. It was opened on 19 March de 1900, and served as terminus for the railway line until 1 February 1902, when the section to Silves was opened.
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. Silves railway station is situated 4 km west of Montes Grandes.
Cruz de Portugal
Photo: Reipes, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Cruz de Portugal is situated 4 km northwest of Montes Grandes.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Porches and Alcantarilha.
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 5 km south of Montes Grandes.
Alcantarilha
Town
Photo: Lacobrigo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Alcantarilha is a former civil parish in the municipality of Silves, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Alcantarilha e Pêra. With an area of 19.54 square kilometres the population of 2347 inhabitants is dispersed throughout the territory. Alcantarilha is situated 6 km southeast of Montes Grandes.
Armação de Pêra
Town
Photo: Tanchapt, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Armação de Pêra is a town and Portuguese parish in the municipality of Silves. The population in 2011 was 4,867, in an area of 7.99 km2. The village used to be called Pêra de Baixo or Lower Pêra to distinguish it from the present Pêra, which was then named Pêra de Cima or Upper Pêra. Armação de Pêra is situated 8 km south of Montes Grandes.
Montes Grandes
- Type: Hamlet with 126 residents
- Category: locality
- Location: Silves, Faro District, Algarve, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
37.17438° or 37° 10′ 28″ northLongitude
-8.3956° or 8° 23′ 44″ westPopulation
126Elevation
77 metres (253 feet)Open location code
8C9H5JF3+QQOpenStreetMap ID
node 9845428671OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
2265812
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