Caldas de Monchique
Caldas de Monchique is a spa town in the Monchique Mountains in the Algarve region of Portugal. It has been famous since Roman times for its waters, which supposedly have healing properties.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Bextrel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Capela das Caldas de Monchique and Monchique Town Hall.
Capela das Caldas de Monchique
Church
Photo: Bextrel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Capela das Caldas de Monchique is a church.
Monchique Town Hall
Town hall
Photo: Bextrel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Monchique Town Hall is situated 4 km north of Caldas de Monchique.
Igreja matriz de Monchique
Church
Photo: Martin Robson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Igreja matriz de Monchique is a church, which is situated 3½ km north of Caldas de Monchique.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Alferce.
Alferce
Village
Alferce is a freguesia in the Monchique Municipality. The population in 2011 was 441, in an area of 96.12 km². Lies in this area remains of a medieval fortress from Muslim rule in Portugal known in Islamic sources as حصن المرجيق - Monchique fortress. Alferce is situated 8 km northeast of Caldas de Monchique.
Caldas de Monchique
- Type: Hamlet with 47 residents
- Description: spa town in the Serra de Monchique
- Categories: locality, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Monchique, Faro District, Algarve, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
37.28638° or 37° 17′ 11″ northLongitude
-8.55411° or 8° 33′ 15″ westPopulation
47Elevation
286 metres (938 feet)Open location code
8C9H7CPW+H9OpenStreetMap ID
node 203760014OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Portuguese—“Caldas de Monchique” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Caldas de Monchique”
- Dutch: “Caldas de Monchique”
- French: “Caldas de Monchique”
- Portuguese: “Caldas de Monchique”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Caldas de Monchique”. Photo: Bextrel, CC BY-SA 4.0.