Galápos Beach

Galápos Beach is a beach in Azeitão, Setúbal. Galápos Beach is situated nearby to the locality Parque Marinho Luiz Saldanha - Zona de Protecção Complementar, as well as near Fenda da Arrábida.

Type: Beach
Description: beach in Arrábida Mountain, Setúbal, Portugal
Also known as: “Galapos beach” and “Galápos beach”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Galapinhos Beach and Roman ruins of Creiro.

Galapinhos Beach

Beach

Galapinhos Beach

Photo: Pemanuelp, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Roman ruins of Creiro

Nature reserve

Roman ruins of Creiro

Photo: Roundtheworld, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Roman ruins of Creiro are situated in the Arrábida Natural Park above Creiro Beach in the Setúbal District of Portugal. They are ruins of a fish-salting factory and Roman baths, dating back to the days when the province of Lusitania formed part of the Roman Empire.

Creiro Beach

Beach

Photo: Pemanuelp, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Portinho da Arrábida and Troia.

Portinho da Arrábida

Locality

Portinho da Arrábida

Photo: Pemanuelp, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Portinho da Arrábida is a locality.

Troia

Hamlet

Photo: Sacavem, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Troia is a hamlet, which is situated 5 km east of Galápos Beach.

Troino

Neighborhood

Photo: Vanbasten 23, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Troino is a neighborhood, which is situated 7 km northeast of Galápos Beach.

Galápos Beach

Categories: sand beach and landform
Location: Azeitão, Setúbal, Setúbal District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude

38.48461° or 38° 29′ 5″ north

Longitude

-8.96403° or 8° 57′ 51″ west

Elevation

1 metre (3 feet)

Open location code

8CCHF2MP+R9

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=beach

GeoNames ID

Wikidata ID

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Satellite Map

Discover Galápos Beach from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Spanish—“Galápos Beach” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Praia da Galapa”
French: “Plage de Galapos”
French: “plage de Galápos”
French: “Plage de Galápos”
Portuguese: “Praia de Galapos”
Portuguese: “Praia de Galápos”
Spanish: “Playa de Galápos”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Parque Marinho Luiz Saldanha - Zona de Protecção Complementar and Fenda da Arrábida.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Baloiço da Praia de Galapinhos and Coelhos Beach.

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