Monte Branco
Monte Branco is a locality in Silves, Faro District. Monte Branco is situated nearby to the locality Pedreira, as well as near the neighborhood Enxerim.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Silves Cathedral and Cruz de Portugal.
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.
Poço-cisterna árabe de Silves
Reservoir
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Poço-cisterna árabe de Silves is a reservoir.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Estômbar and Porches.
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 7 km southwest of Monte Branco.
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 9 km southeast of Monte Branco.
Parchal
Town
Photo: Pacanherros, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 10 km southwest of Monte Branco.
Monte Branco
- Type: Locality
- Location: Silves, Faro District, Algarve, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
37.2006° or 37° 12′ 2″ northLongitude
-8.43949° or 8° 26′ 22″ westElevation
37 metres (121 feet)Open location code
8C9H6H26+66GeoNames ID
2266214
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