Ponta do Barranco
Ponta do Barranco is a point in Vila do Bispo e Raposeira, Vila do Bispo, Faro District. Ponta do Barranco is situated nearby to the locality Ponta da Fisga, as well as near the hamlet Hortas do Tabual.Places of Interest
Highlights include Zavial Battery and Praia da Ingrina.
Menhirs of Padrão
Archaeological site
Photo: Pedro Ponce Asensio, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Menhirs of Padrão are a group of fifteen megalithic menhirs located in the municipality of Vila do Bispo, in the Faro District of the Algarve region of Portugal. Menhirs of Padrão is situated 3 km northwest of Ponta do Barranco.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Figueira and Salema.
Figueira
Village
Figueira is a village near Portimão in the Algarve in Portugal. In the English-speaking world its main claim to fame is the disappearance there, on 12 September 2004, of a local girl, eight-year-old Joana Cipriano, and the subsequent conviction of her mother and uncle for murder. Figueira is situated 4 km northeast of Ponta do Barranco.
Salema
Neighborhood
Photo: Bengt Nyman, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Vila do Bispo is a town and municipality in Portugal's Algarve. It includes the destinations of Sagres and Salema. Salema is situated 4½ km northeast of Ponta do Barranco.
Budens
Village
Photo: Frank Jahnholz, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Budens is a village, which is situated 6 km northeast of Ponta do Barranco.
Ponta do Barranco
- Type: Point
- Also known as: “Ponta da Torre”
- Category: landform
- Location: Vila do Bispo e Raposeira, Vila do Bispo, Faro District, Algarve, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.04237° or 37° 2′ 33″ northLongitude
-8.86494° or 8° 51′ 54″ westElevation
24 metres (79 feet)Open location code
8C9H24RP+W2GeoNames ID
2271110
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Ponta da Fisga and Hortas do Tabual.
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Highlights include Praia do Zavial and Praia do João Vaz.
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