Praia da Figueira
Praia da Figueira is a beach in Faro District, Portugal. Praia da Figueira is situated nearby to the neighborhood Salema, as well as near the locality Ponta da Torre.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Fort Vera Cruz and Menir de Aspradantes.
Fort Vera Cruz
Archaeological site
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Fort Vera Cruz, also known as Fort Vera Cruz da Figueira or Figueira Fort, consist of the remains of a fort located in Vila do Bispo, in Algarve, Portugal.
Menir de Aspradantes
Archaeological site
Photo: Rmatospi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Menir de Aspradantes is an archaeological site, which is situated 2½ km northwest of Praia da Figueira.
Ruínas romanas da Boca do Rio
Protected area
Photo: Bextrel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ruínas romanas da Boca do Rio is a protected area, which is situated 2½ km east of Praia da Figueira.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Figueira and Salema.
Figueira
Village
Figueira is a village near Portimão in the Algarve in Portugal. In the English-speaking world its main claim to fame is the disappearance there, on 12 September 2004, of a local girl, eight-year-old Joana Cipriano, and the subsequent conviction of her mother and uncle for murder.
Salema
Neighborhood
Photo: Bengt Nyman, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Vila do Bispo is a town and municipality in Portugal's Algarve. It includes the destinations of Sagres and Salema.
Budens
Village
Photo: Frank Jahnholz, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Budens is a village, which is situated 3 km north of Praia da Figueira.
Praia da Figueira
- Type: Beach
- Category: landform
- Location: Faro District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
37.06073° or 37° 3′ 39″ northLongitude
-8.84033° or 8° 50′ 25″ westElevation
3 metres (10 feet)Open location code
8C9H3565+7VOpenStreetMap ID
way 156815841OpenStreetMap feature
natural=beachGeoNames ID
2268212
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Localities in the Area
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