Serra de Monchique
Monchique is a spa town in the Algarve. Monchique is the main town of the Serra de Monchique, the mountain range that separates the Algarve from Alentejo and the rest of Portugal to the north.Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY 2.0.
- Type: Mountain with an elevation of 794 metres
- Description: mountains in Portugal
- Also known as: “Monchique”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Fóia and Monchique Town Hall.
Fóia
Peak
Photo: Alchemist-hp, FAL.
With an elevation of 902 metres and a topographic prominence of 739 metres, Fóia is the highest mountain of Algarve, Portugal. It is part of the Serra de Monchique range and is located at within Monchique parish.
Monchique Town Hall
Town hall
Photo: Bextrel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Monchique Town Hall is situated 3½ km east of Serra de Monchique.
Convento de Nossa Senhora do Desterro
Monastery
Photo: Peter Broster, CC BY 2.0.
Convento de Nossa Senhora do Desterro is a monastery, which is situated 3 km east of Serra de Monchique.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Monchique and Caldas de Monchique.
Monchique
Monchique is a spa town in the Algarve. Monchique is the main town of the Serra de Monchique, the mountain range that separates the Algarve from Alentejo and the rest of Portugal to the north.
Caldas de Monchique
Hamlet
Photo: Bextrel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Caldas de Monchique is a spa town in the Monchique Mountains in the Algarve region of Portugal. It has been famous since Roman times for its waters, which supposedly have healing properties. Caldas de Monchique is situated 4½ km southeast of Serra de Monchique.
Marmelete
Village
Photo: RHaworth, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Marmelete is a village and a freguesia in the concelho of Monchique. The population in 2011 was 787, in an area of 139.91 km². Marmelete is situated 6 km west of Serra de Monchique.
Serra de Monchique
- Categories: mountain range, mountain chain, and landform
- Location: Faro District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Venetian—“Serra de Monchique” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Serra de Monchique”
- Chinese: “蒙希克山”
- Czech: “Serra de Monchique”
- Dutch: “Serra de Monchique”
- Egyptian Arabic: “سيرا دى مونشيك”
- French: “Serra de Monchique”
- German: “Serra de Monchique”
- Italian: “Serra de Monchique”
- Japanese: “モンチケ山”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Serra de Monchique”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Serra de Monchique”
- Polish: “Serra de Monchique”
- Portuguese: “Monchique”
- Portuguese: “Serra de Monchique”
- Russian: “Серра-ди-Моншики”
- Spanish: “Serra de Monchique”
- Spanish: “Sierra de Monchique”
- Swedish: “Serra de Monchique”
- Ukrainian: “Серра-де-Моншике”
- Venetian: “Siera de Monchique”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Belém and Oleiro.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Cerro dos Marocos and Cerro da Garganta.
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