Cerca Velha

Cerca Velha is a hamlet in Paderne, Albufeira, Faro District and has about 332 residents. Cerca Velha is situated nearby to the hamlet Casa dos Pires, as well as near the village Paderne.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Castle of Paderne.

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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Paderne and Boliqueime.

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.

Boliqueime

Town

Photo: Adriao, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Boliqueime is a Portuguese village and freguesia, located in the municipality of Loulé, in the region of Algarve. The population in 2011 was 4,973, in an area of 46.21 km². Boliqueime is situated 5 km southeast of Cerca Velha.

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. Tunes is situated 5 km west of Cerca Velha.

Cerca Velha

Type: Hamlet with 332 residents
Category: locality
Location: Paderne, Albufeira, Faro District, Algarve, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude

37.16785° or 37° 10′ 4″ north

Longitude

-8.19705° or 8° 11′ 49″ west

Population

332

Elevation

135 metres (443 feet)

Open location code

8C9H5R93+45

OpenStreetMap ID

node 9846798401

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

GeoNames ID

2269408

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