Alvor
Alvor is a locality in Alvor, Portimão Municipality, Faro District and has about 5,270 residents. Alvor is situated nearby to the neighborhood Amoreira, as well as near the locality Praia do Vau.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Castle of Alvor and Igreja Matriz de Alvor.
Castle of Alvor
Archaeological site
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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
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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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mexilhoeira Grande and Portimão.
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 4 km northwest of Alvor.
Portimão
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Portimão is the second biggest city in the Algarve, Portugal, and famous for its fresh fish restaurants, grilled sardines being the most famous dish. It's very close to one of the most well known beaches in the Algarve, Praia da Rocha, and there are numerous others nearby.
Odiáxere
Town
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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 6 km west of Alvor.
Alvor
- Type: Locality with 5,270 residents
- Description: human settlement in Portugal
- Category: town of Portugal
- Location: Alvor, Portimão Municipality, Faro District, Algarve, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Portuguese—“Alvor” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Alvor”
- Dutch: “Alvor”
- Portuguese: “Alvor”
- “Alvor”
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