Falacho River
The Falacho River is a small river in the Portuguese region of the Algarve and is a tributary of the Arade River with the river's confluence located west of the town of Silves.- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Portugal
- Also known as: “Ribeiro do Falacho”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Silves railway station and Silves Cathedral.
Silves railway station
Railway station
Photo: Ajpvalente, CC BY 3.0.
Silves is a railway station on the Algarve line which serves Silves, Portugal. It opened on 1 February 1902. The station is now without staff. As of May 2024, electrification of the Tunes to Portimão section of the railway is under way, with completion expected by the end of 2024. Silves railway station is situated 2½ km east of Falacho River.
Silves Cathedral
Church
Photo: Husond, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Silves Cathedral is a former cathedral in the city of Silves, in the Algarve region of southern Portugal. A mosque, built during the Moorish rule of the Iberian Peninsula, was originally located in its current place, and was later mostly restructured and converted into a Catholic cathedral after the Reconquista. Silves Cathedral is situated 2½ km east of Falacho River.
Pelourinho de Silves
Photo: Lusitana, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pelourinho de Silves is situated 2½ km east of Falacho River.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Estômbar and Silves.
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. Estômbar is situated 4½ km south of Falacho River.
Silves
Photo: Hovallef, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Silves is a city in the Algarve. It was the capital of the nominal Kingdom of the Algarve and is of great historical importance.
Parchal
Town
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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 7 km southwest of Falacho River.
Falacho River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Faro District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Irish to Welsh—“Falacho River” goes by many names.
- Irish: “Abhainn Falacho”
- Welsh: “Afon Falacho”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
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