Praia das Macãs
Praia das Macãs is a beach in Colares, Sintra, Lisbon District. Praia das Macãs is situated nearby to the locality Ponta do Rodízio, as well as near the neighborhood Vigia de Colares.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Beach
- Description: beach in Colares, Sintra
- Also known as: “Praia das Macas” and “Praia das Moçãs”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Archaeological Site of Alto da Vigia and Praia das Maçãs Prehistoric Monument.
Archaeological Site of Alto da Vigia
Archaeological site
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The Archaeological Site of Alto da Vigia is an archaeological site associated with Roman interventions in the Portugal, situated along the Praia das Maçãs in the civil parish of Colares, in municipality of Sintra.
Praia das Maçãs Prehistoric Monument
Archaeological site
Photo: Roundtheworld, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Praia das Maçãs Prehistoric Monument, also known as the Tholos of Outeiro das Mós, consists of an artificial Neolithic cave and a Chalcolithic domed or beehive tomb.
Piscinas Oceânicas da Praia das Maçãs
Sports venue
Photo: GualdimG, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Piscinas Oceânicas da Praia das Maçãs is a sports venue.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Praia das Maçãs and Praia Grande.
Praia das Maçãs
Neighborhood
Photo: Rúdisicyon, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sintra is a town in Greater Lisbon, Estremadura, Portugal. Its spectacular setting, 28 km from Lisbon, houses a Royal Palace, used by generations of Portuguese royalty prior to the 1910 revolution.
Azenhas do Mar
Hamlet
Photo: F Mira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Azenhas do Mar is a seaside village in the civil parish of Colares, Sintra, Portugal. It is situated on a cliff along the Atlantic Ocean, about 30 km northwest of Lisbon, within the Sintra-Cascais Natural Park.
Praia das Macãs
- Category: landform
- Location: Colares, Sintra, Lisbon District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
38.82491° or 38° 49′ 30″ northLongitude
-9.46992° or 9° 28′ 12″ westOpen location code
8CCGRGFJ+X2OpenStreetMap ID
way 1023897546OpenStreetMap feature
natural=beachGeoNames ID
2266921Wikidata ID
Q49323854
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Portuguese—“Praia das Macãs” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Praia das Maçãs (lapyahan, lat 38,83, long -9,47)”
- Cebuano: “Praia das Maçãs”
- Portuguese: “Praia das Macãs”
- “Praia das Macãs”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Parque infantil da Praia das Maçãs and Piscina da Praia das Maçãs.
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