Rio de Alvor
Rio de Alvor is a stream in Faro District, Portugal. Rio de Alvor is situated nearby to the locality Vale da Lama, as well as near the town Mexilhoeira Grande.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Odiáxere halt and Castle of Alvor.
Odiáxere halt
Railway station
Photo: Bextrel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Odiáxere is a closed halt on the Algarve line in the Lagos municipality, Portugal. It was opened on the 30th of July 1922, and closed in 2003. At the time, the halt had an average of 20 passengers per month.
Castle of Alvor
Archaeological site
Photo: RHaworth, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Castle of Alvor is a medieval castle in the civil parish of Alvor, in the Portuguese district of Faro: considered to be a significant military monument associated with the nearby Castle of Silves.
Portimão Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: Redalert2fan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Portimão Airport is a small airport in Montes de Alvor, near the city of Portimão in Algarve, Portugal. The airport has one single short asphalt runway in the 11/29 direction and is mainly used by general aviation, with parachuting being common from the airfield. Portimão Airport is situated 3½ km northeast of Rio de Alvor.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Alvor and Mexilhoeira Grande.
Alvor
Photo: Bryan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Alvor is a town and freguesia in Portimão, in the southern Algarve region of Portugal. It is a holiday base for visiting the Ria de Alvor Nature Reserve, and has a nice beach.
Mexilhoeira Grande
Town
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Mexilhoeira Grande is a civil parish in the municipality of Portimão in the southern Portuguese region of the Algarve. The population in 2011 was 4,029, in an area of 91.15 km². Mexilhoeira Grande is situated 3 km north of Rio de Alvor.
Odiáxere
Town
Photo: Bextrel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Odiáxere is a town and civil parish in the municipality of Lagos, Portugal. The population in 2021 was 3,046, up from 2,984 in 2011, in an area of 31.85 km2. Odiáxere is situated 4 km northwest of Rio de Alvor.
Rio de Alvor
- Type: Stream
- Also known as: “Ribeira da Tôrre”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Faro District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
37.13333° or 37° 8′ northLongitude
-8.61667° or 8° 37′ westOpen location code
8C9H49MM+88GeoNames ID
2271779
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