Charneca
Charneca is a locality in Paderne, Albufeira, Faro District. Charneca is situated nearby to the hamlet Vale de Pegas, as well as near Mem Moniz.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Castle of Paderne and Tunes railway station.
Castle of Paderne
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The Castle of Paderne is an ancient fortification located in the civil parish of Paderne, municipality of Albufeira, in the Portuguese Algarve. It was constructed in the later 12th century by Berbers, in an area around 7.5 kilometres inland. Castle of Paderne is situated 3 km east of Charneca.
Tunes railway station
Railway stop
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Tunes is a railway station on the Algarve Line, which serves Tunes, in the Silves municipality, Portugal. It opened on 1 July 1889, and is the junction of the Algarve and Southern lines.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tunes and Paderne.
Tunes
Village
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Tunes is a village in the civil parish of Algoz e Tunes, in the municipality of Silves, in Algarve region, Portugal. It was the seat of its own civil parish until 2013 when the parish of Tunes merged into the new parish of Algoz e Tunes.
Paderne
Village
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Paderne is a village and civil parish in the municipality of Albufeira, in the Portuguese region of Algarve. The population in 2011 was 3,304, in an area of 52.56 km2. Paderne is situated 2½ km east of Charneca.
Ferreiras
Village
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Ferreiras is a civil parish in the southern Portuguese municipality of Albufeira. The population in 2011 was 6,406 in an area of 20.13 km². Ferreiras is situated 4½ km south of Charneca.
Charneca
- Type: Locality
- Location: Paderne, Albufeira, Faro District, Algarve, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
37.16726° or 37° 10′ 2″ northLongitude
-8.23201° or 8° 13′ 55″ westElevation
123 metres (404 feet)Open location code
8C9H5Q89+W5GeoNames ID
2269283
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