Fontes

Fontes is a hamlet in Estômbar e Parchal, Lagoa, Faro District and has about 22 residents. Fontes is situated nearby to the town Estômbar, as well as near the hamlet Vale de Lama.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Parque Municipal das Fontes and Water Mill and Nora at Sítio das Fontes.

Parque Municipal das Fontes

Park

The Parque Municipal das Fontes, or Fontes de Estômbar, is a park surrounding a major spring situated on the left bank of the estuary of the Arade River, north of the town of Estômbar, in Lagoa Municipality.

Water Mill and Nora at Sítio das Fontes

Photo: Joseolgon, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Gruta de Ibne Ammar

Cave

Photo: MiguelMadeira, CC BY 4.0.

Gruta de Ibne Ammar is a cave.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Estômbar and Parchal.

Estômbar

Town

Estômbar is a town in the civil parish of Estômbar e Parchal, in the municipality of Lagoa, Portugal. The population in 2011 was 4,985, in an area of 24.21 km2.

Parchal

Town

Photo: Pacanherros, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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 4 km southwest of Fontes.

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.

Fontes

Type: Hamlet with 22 residents
Category: locality
Location: Estômbar e Parchal, Lagoa, Faro District, Algarve, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude

37.16533° or 37° 9′ 55″ north

Longitude

-8.48619° or 8° 29′ 10″ west

Population

Elevation

18 metres (59 feet)

Open location code

8C9H5G87+4G

OpenStreetMap ID

node 9842056304

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

GeoNames ID

2268055

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