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.

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″ north

Longitude

-8.23201° or 8° 13′ 55″ west

Elevation

123 metres (404 feet)

Open location code

8C9H5Q89+W5

GeoNames ID

2269283

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