Ponta João de Aréns
Ponta João de Aréns is a point in Alvor, Portimão Municipality, Faro District. Ponta João de Aréns is situated nearby to the locality Praia do Vau, as well as near the neighborhood Amoreira.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Praia do Vau and Praia dos Tres Castelos.
Praia dos Tres Castelos
Beach
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Praia dos Tres Castelos is a beach.
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. Portimão Airport is situated 4 km northwest of Ponta João de Aréns.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Portimão and Ferragudo.
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.
Ferragudo
Town
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Ferragudo is a Portuguese civil parish at the western border of the municipality of Lagoa. The population in 2011 was 1,973, in an area of 5.41 km2. Ferragudo serves mainly as a bedroom community for its much larger neighbour, the city of Portimão; its residents routinely travel across the Arade River to work in the neighboring municipality. Ferragudo is situated 4 km east of Ponta João de Aréns.
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 5 km northeast of Ponta João de Aréns.
Ponta João de Aréns
- Type: Point
- Also known as: “Ponta Joao de Arens”
- Category: landform
- Location: Alvor, Portimão Municipality, Faro District, Algarve, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
37.11667° or 37° 7′ northLongitude
-8.56667° or 8° 34′ westElevation
4 metres (13 feet)Open location code
8C9H4C8M+M8GeoNames ID
2267350
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