Praia Grande
Praia Grande is a beach in Colares, Sintra, Lisbon District. Praia Grande is situated nearby to the locality Santo Inácio, as well as near Ponta do Alconchel.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Beach
- Description: beach in Colares, Portugal
- Also known as: “Praia Grande do Rodisio”, “Praia Grande do Rodizio”, and “Praia Grande do Rodízio”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Praia Pequeña do Rodízio and Praia da Adraga.
Praia Pequeña do Rodízio
Beach
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Praia Pequeña do Rodízio is a beach.
Praia da Adraga
Beach
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Praia da Adraga is a North Atlantic beach in Portugal, near to the town of Almoçageme, Sintra. It has been recommended in British newspapers. It is a "Blue Flag beach" with access for handicapped persons, It has an excellent restaurant and a very good emergency service system, although it is hard to reach by public transportation.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Praia Grande and Praia das Maçãs.
Praia das Maçãs
Neighborhood
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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.
Almoçageme
Neighborhood
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Almoçageme is a village on the Portuguese municipality of Sintra and in the Freguesia of Colares. The name Almoçageme is obviously Arab in origin – the Iberian peninsula is packed with Muslim toponyms that are a legacy of the five hundred years the Moors stayed over.
Praia Grande
- Category: landform
- Location: Colares, Sintra, Lisbon District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
38.81307° or 38° 48′ 47″ northLongitude
-9.47855° or 9° 28′ 43″ westElevation
68 metres (223 feet)Open location code
8CCGRG7C+6HOpenStreetMap ID
way 1341611681OpenStreetMap feature
natural=beach
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Russian—“Praia Grande” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Praia Grande do Rodízio”
- Portuguese: “Praia Grande do Rodízio”
- Portuguese: “Praia Grande”
- Russian: “Прайя-Гранде”
Places with the Same Name
Discover other places named “Praia Grande”.
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Santo Inácio and Ponta do Alconchel.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Plataforma de Observação and Jazida de icnofósseis da Praia Grande do Rodizio.
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