Culatra Island
Culatra Island is a barrier island located in the Ria Formosa in the Algarve region of Portugal. It has an approximate population of around 700 people divided across three communities of Farol, Hângares and Culatra.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Cabo de Santa Maria Lighthouse and Mercado Municipal de Olhão.
Cabo de Santa Maria Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cabo de Santa Maria Lighthouse is situated 3 km southwest of Culatra Island.
Mercado Municipal de Olhão
Marketplace
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Mercado Municipal de Olhão is a marketplace, which is situated 4 km north of Culatra Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Olhão and Quelfes.
Olhão
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Olhão is a fishing port in the Algarve. Olhão is a major port and the largest fishing port in the Algarve. It is full of character with Moorish-style houses, an influence from the commercial links with Africa.
Quelfes
Village
Photo: Loisti, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Quelfes is a freguesia in the municipality of Olhão. The population in 2011 was 17,246, in an area of 28.20 km². Quelfes is situated 8 km north of Culatra Island.
Pechão
Village
Photo: Pedro S Bello, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Pechão is a Portuguese parish in the municipality of Olhão. The population in 2011 was 3,601, in an area of 19.79 km². Pechão is situated 8 km northwest of Culatra Island.
Culatra Island
- Type: Island
- Description: island
- Category: landform
- Location: Faro District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Turkish—“Culatra Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Ilha da Culatra”
- French: “Culatra”
- French: “Île de Culatra”
- German: “Ilha da Culatra”
- Korean: “쿨라트라섬”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Culatra”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Farol”
- Polish: “Culatra”
- Portuguese: “Ilha da Culatra”
- Spanish: “Isla de la Culatra”
- Swedish: “Culatra”
- Turkish: “Culatra Adası”
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Notable Places Nearby
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About Mapcarta. 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 “Culatra Island”. Photo: OsvaldoGago, CC BY-SA 3.0.