Ponta do Facho
Ponta do Facho is a point in Alvor, Portimão Municipality, Faro District. Ponta do Facho is situated nearby to the neighborhood Amoreira, as well as near the locality Praia do Vau.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Praia do Vau and Castle of 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. Portimão Airport is situated 3½ km north of Ponta do Facho.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Portimão and Ferragudo.
Portimão
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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.
Ferragudo
Town
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Ferragudo is a Portuguese civil parish at the western border of the municipality of Lagoa. The population in 2011 was 1,973, in an area of 5.41 km2. Ferragudo serves mainly as a bedroom community for its much larger neighbour, the city of Portimão; its residents routinely travel across the Arade River to work in the neighboring municipality. Ferragudo is situated 5 km east of Ponta do Facho.
Parchal
Town
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Parchal is a town and a former civil parish in the municipality of Lagoa, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Estômbar e Parchal. The population in 2011 was 4,019, in an area of 3.86 km2. Parchal is situated 6 km northeast of Ponta do Facho.
Ponta do Facho
- Type: Point
- Category: landform
- Location: Alvor, Portimão Municipality, Faro District, Algarve, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
37.11667° or 37° 7′ northLongitude
-8.575° or 8° 34′ 30″ westElevation
9 metres (30 feet)Open location code
8C9H4C8G+M2GeoNames ID
2571901
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