Ponta dos Castelos

Ponta dos Castelos is a point in Faro District, Portugal. Ponta dos Castelos is situated nearby to the locality Praia da Falesia, as well as near the village Olhos de Água.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Praia dos Olhos de Água and Falésia Beach.

Praia dos Olhos de Água

Beach

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Praia dos Olhos de Água is a beach, which is situated 2½ km north of Ponta dos Castelos.

Falésia Beach is a beach in Albufeira, Algarve, southern Portugal. It has a cliff that begins in the Barranco das Belharucas Beach and extends to Vilamoura. Falésia Beach is situated 3½ km northeast of Ponta dos Castelos.

Praia Santa Eulália

Beach

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Praia Santa Eulália is a beach within the Municipality of Albufeira, in the Algarve, Portugal. The beach is 2.7 miles east of the town of Albufeira and is 20.5 miles west of the regions capital of Faro. Praia Santa Eulália is situated 3½ km northwest of Ponta dos Castelos.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Olhos de Água and Vilamoura.

Olhos de Água

Village

Olhos de Água is a former freguesia, located in the municipality of Albufeira, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Albufeira e Olhos de Água. Olhos de Água is situated 3 km north of Ponta dos Castelos.

Vilamoura

Suburb

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Vilamoura is a coastal luxury resort in the Loulé municipality in Algarve, Portugal. It is one of the three corners of Algarve's Golden Triangle. Vilamoura comprises one of the largest single tourist complexes in Europe and with about 2,000 hectares of land. Vilamoura is situated 6 km east of Ponta dos Castelos.

Albufeira

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Albufeira is a city and municipality in the district of Faro. Albufeira is one of the most popular and internationally famous holiday destinations in the Algarve, the most southern and sunniest region of continental Portugal.

Ponta dos Castelos

Type: Point
Also known as: “Ponta Castellos”, “Ponta do Castelo”, and “Ponta dos Castelas”
Category: landform
Location: Faro District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude

37.06667° or 37° 4′ north

Longitude

-8.18333° or 8° 11′ west

Open location code

8C9H3R88+MM

GeoNames ID

2269500

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