Ponta dos Currais
Ponta dos Currais is a point in Sagres, Vila do Bispo, Faro District. Ponta dos Currais is situated nearby to the locality Sagres, as well as near Pontal Gordo.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Praia do Beliche and Fortress of Sagres.
Fortress of Sagres
Fort
Photo: Lacobrigo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Fortress of Sagres, also known as Castle of Sagres or Fort of Sagres, is a military structure, located near the Sagres freguesia, in the municipality of Vila do Bispo, in the Algarve region of Portugal.
Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Graça (Sagres)
Church
Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Graça (Sagres) is a church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sagres Point and Cabo de São Vicente.
Sagres Point
Locality
Photo: Vanbasten 23, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sagres Point is a windswept shelf-like promontory located in the southwest Algarve region of southern Portugal. Only 4 km to the west and 3 km to the north lies Cape St. Vincent, which is usually taken as the southwesternmost tip of Europe. Sagres Point is situated 3 km south of Ponta dos Currais.
Cabo de São Vicente
Locality
Photo: Pufacz, Public domain.
Cape St. Vincent is a headland in the municipality of Vila do Bispo, in the Algarve, southern Portugal. It is the southwesternmost point of Portugal and of mainland Europe. Cabo de São Vicente is situated 3½ km west of Ponta dos Currais.
Ponta dos Currais
- Type: Point
- Category: landform
- Location: Sagres, Vila do Bispo, Faro District, Algarve, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
37.0185° or 37° 1′ 7″ northLongitude
-8.95953° or 8° 57′ 34″ westElevation
10 metres (33 feet)Open location code
8C9H229R+C5GeoNames ID
2268754
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Localities in the Area
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