Amoreira
Amoreira is a neighborhood in Alvor, Portimão Municipality, Faro District and has about 184 residents. Amoreira is situated nearby to the neighborhood Marachique, as well as near Quinta dos Arcos.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Castle of Alvor and Praia do Vau.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Portimão and Mexilhoeira Grande.
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.
Mexilhoeira Grande
Town
Photo: Bextrel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 5 km northwest of Amoreira.
Ferragudo
Town
Photo: Xuaxo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 Amoreira.
Amoreira
- Type: Neighborhood with 184 residents
- Category: locality
- Location: Alvor, Portimão Municipality, Faro District, Algarve, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
37.1263° or 37° 7′ 35″ northLongitude
-8.57611° or 8° 34′ 34″ westPopulation
184Elevation
23 metres (75 feet)Open location code
8C9H4CGF+GHOpenStreetMap ID
node 9829074482OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhoodGeoNames ID
2571902
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