Figueira
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Village with 196 residents
- Description: village in Portugal
- Also known as: “Figueira, Faro”
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.
Igreja Paroquial de Budens
Church
Photo: Rei-artur, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Igreja Paroquial de Budens is a church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Salema and Barão de São Miguel.
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.
Barão de São Miguel
Village
Photo: Bextrel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Barão de São Miguel is a village and civil parish located in Portugal's western Algarve. Administratively, it is part of the municipality of Vila do Bispo. Barão de São Miguel is situated 6 km northeast of Figueira.
Burgau
Neighborhood
Photo: Lacobrigo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Burgau, located in the western region of the Algarve, under the municipality of Vila do Bispo, is a former fishing village. Now living mainly on tourism, its most notable attraction is the small beach of Praia de Burgau, surrounded by cliffs that protect it from the frequent strong wind characteristic of Barlavento. Burgau is situated 6 km east of Figueira.
Figueira
- Category: locality
- Location: Budens, Vila do Bispo, Faro District, Algarve, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.07343° or 37° 4′ 24″ northLongitude
-8.84335° or 8° 50′ 36″ westPopulation
196Elevation
42 metres (138 feet)Open location code
8C9H35F4+9MOpenStreetMap ID
node 455516927OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
2268219Wikidata ID
Q5447973
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In Other Languages
“Figueira” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Figueira”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Figueira”. Photo: Bengt Nyman, CC BY-SA 4.0.