Monfirre

Monfirre is a hamlet in União das freguesias de Venda do Pinheiro e Santo Estêvão das Galés, Mafra, Lisbon District. Monfirre is situated nearby to the hamlet Azenha, as well as near Santa Eulália.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Limestone pavement and Igreja de Nossa Senhora de Fátima.

Limestone pavement

Nature reserve

A limestone pavement is a natural karst landform consisting of a flat, incised surface of exposed limestone that resembles an artificial pavement. The term is mainly used in the UK and Ireland, where many of these landforms have developed distinctive surface patterning resembling paving blocks.

Igreja de Nossa Senhora de Fátima

Church

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Igreja de Nossa Senhora de Fátima is a church.

Anta de Carcavelos

Archaeological site

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The Anta de Carcavelos, located close to the village of Carcavelos near the town of Lousa in the municipality of Loures in the Lisbon District of Portugal, is a stone age dolmen or megalithic monument from the Chalcolithic period. Anta de Carcavelos is situated 3 km east of Monfirre.