Barra do Cochicho

Barra do Cochicho is a marine channel in Faro District, Portugal. Barra do Cochicho is situated nearby to the locality Vale de Caranguejo, as well as near Armação da Abóbora.

Photo: El Pantera, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Fort Santo António and Arraial Ferreira Neto.

Fort Santo António

Castle

Photo: Carlos28, Public domain.

Fort Santo António of Tavira, also known as Rato Fort or Lebres Island Fort, is located east of the Quatro Águas site, at the mouth of the Gilão River, next to the bar of the city of Tavira, in the District of Faro, in Portugal.

Arraial Ferreira Neto

Historic site

Photo: Alegna13, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Arraial Ferreira Neto is a historic site.

Tavira train station

Railway station

Photo: CorreiaPM, Public domain.

Tavira train station is a railway station, which is situated 3½ km west of Barra do Cochicho.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cabanas de Tavira and Tavira.

Cabanas de Tavira

Town

Cabanas de Tavira is a village and a former civil parish in the municipality of Tavira, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Conceição e Cabanas de Tavira. Cabanas de Tavira is situated 2½ km northeast of Barra do Cochicho.

Tavira

Photo: Pedro Rosa 7, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Tavira is a city in the Algarve region of Portugal. Crossed by the Gilão River, it is one of the most monumental cities in Portugal, with its 37 churches.

Barra do Cochicho

Type: Marine channel
Categories: navigation channel and body of water
Location: Faro District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude

37.11667° or 37° 7′ north

Longitude

-7.61667° or 7° 37′ west

Elevation

1 metre (3 feet)

Open location code

8C9J498M+M8

GeoNames ID

2269183

Wikidata ID

Q31911487

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In Other Languages

“Barra do Cochicho” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Barra do Cochicho”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Praia do Forte da Barra and Praia das Cascas.

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