Montes de Alvor
Montes de Alvor is a neighborhood in Alvor, Portimão Municipality, Faro District and has about 655 residents. Montes de Alvor is situated nearby to the neighborhood Brava, as well as near Alto do Poço.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Portimão Airport and Roman ruins of Quinta da Abicada.
Portimão Airport
Aerodrome
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Portimão Airport is a small airport in Montes de Alvor, near the city of Portimão in Algarve, Portugal. The airport has one single short asphalt runway in the 11/29 direction and is mainly used by general aviation, with parachuting being common from the airfield.
Roman ruins of Quinta da Abicada
Nature reserve
Photo: Bextrel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Abicada is the name of Roman ruins in Mexilhoeira Grande, to the north of the civil parish of Alvor, municipality of Portimão, in Algarve region, Portugal.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mexilhoeira Grande and Portimão.
Mexilhoeira Grande
Town
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Mexilhoeira Grande is a civil parish in the municipality of Portimão in the southern Portuguese region of the Algarve. The population in 2011 was 4,029, in an area of 91.15 km². Mexilhoeira Grande is situated 3 km northwest of Montes de Alvor.
Portimão
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Portimão is the second biggest city in the Algarve, Portugal, and famous for its fresh fish restaurants, grilled sardines being the most famous dish. It's very close to one of the most well known beaches in the Algarve, Praia da Rocha, and there are numerous others nearby.
Parchal
Town
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Parchal is a town and a former civil parish in the municipality of Lagoa, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Estômbar e Parchal. The population in 2011 was 4,019, in an area of 3.86 km2. Parchal is situated 6 km east of Montes de Alvor.
Montes de Alvor
- Type: Neighborhood with 655 residents
- Category: locality
- Location: Alvor, Portimão Municipality, Faro District, Algarve, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
37.14708° or 37° 8′ 50″ northLongitude
-8.58505° or 8° 35′ 6″ westPopulation
655Elevation
13 metres (43 feet)United Nations Location Code
PT AVROpen location code
8C9H4CW7+RXOpenStreetMap ID
node 474481578OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhoodGeoNames ID
2265823
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