Espiche River
The Espiche River is a small river in the south central region of the Algarve, Portugal which rises a little south-east of the village of Algoz. It runs south towards the south coast, and its mouth is at the Praia dos Salgados between Armação de Pêra and Albufeira.Photo: Creative Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Praia dos Salgados and Praia da Galé.
Praia do Evaristo
Beach
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Armação de Pêra and Alcantarilha.
Armação de Pêra
Town
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Armação de Pêra is a town and Portuguese parish in the municipality of Silves. The population in 2011 was 4,867, in an area of 7.99 km2. The village used to be called Pêra de Baixo or Lower Pêra to distinguish it from the present Pêra, which was then named Pêra de Cima or Upper Pêra. Armação de Pêra is situated 3½ km northwest of Espiche River.
Alcantarilha
Town
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Alcantarilha is a former civil parish in the municipality of Silves, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Alcantarilha e Pêra. With an area of 19.54 square kilometres the population of 2347 inhabitants is dispersed throughout the territory. Alcantarilha is situated 5 km north of Espiche River.
Guia
Village
Guia is a town and civil parish in the Portuguese municipality of Albufeira in the Algarve, 5 kilometres from the coast. The population in 2011 was 4,376, in an area of 26.80 km². Guia is situated 5 km northeast of Espiche River.
Espiche River
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Portugal
- 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—“Espiche River” goes by many names.
- Irish: “Abhainn Espiche”
- Portuguese: “Ribeira de Espiche”
- Spanish: “Río Espiche”
- Welsh: “Afon Espiche”
- “Ribeira de Espiche”
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