Cabeça de Águia
Cabeça de Águia is a hamlet in Monchique, Faro District. Cabeça de Águia is situated nearby to the hamlet Peso, as well as near the neighborhood Mata Porcas.Places of Interest
Highlights include Monchique Town Hall and Igreja matriz de Monchique.
Igreja matriz de Monchique
Church
Photo: Martin Robson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Igreja matriz de Monchique is a church.
Convento de Nossa Senhora do Desterro
Monastery
Photo: Peter Broster, CC BY 2.0.
Convento de Nossa Senhora do Desterro is a monastery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Alferce and Caldas de Monchique.
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 4½ km east of Cabeça de Águia.
Caldas de Monchique
Hamlet
Photo: Bextrel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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. Caldas de Monchique is situated 5 km south of Cabeça de Águia.
Cabeça de Águia
- Type: Hamlet
- Also known as: “Cabeca de Aguia”
- Category: locality
- Location: Monchique, Faro District, Algarve, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
37.33325° or 37° 19′ 60″ northLongitude
-8.53912° or 8° 32′ 21″ westElevation
299 metres (981 feet)Open location code
8C9H8FM6+79OpenStreetMap ID
node 4690129013OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
2270588
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