Murtinheira

Murtinheira is a hamlet in Quiaios, Figueira da Foz, Coimbra District. Murtinheira is situated nearby to the hamlet Praia de Quiaios, as well as near Vais.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Praia de Quiaios and Cape Mondego Lighthouse.

Praia de Quiaios

Beach

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Praia de Quiaios is a beach.

The Cape Mondego Lighthouse is situated 3 nautical miles NNW of the Mondego River estuary on the Portuguese Atlantic coast, in the parish of Buarcos, in the Figueira da Foz Municipality, in the Coimbra District.

Igreja Paroquial de Quiaios

Church

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Igreja Paroquial de Quiaios is a church, which is situated 4 km east of Murtinheira.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Buarcos and Tavarede.

Buarcos

Village

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Buarcos is a freguesia in Figueira da Foz Municipality, Portugal. The population in 2011 was 18,454, in an area of 15.53 km². During the 1600s, the people of Buarcos were harassed by pirates and built the long fortification that stands to this day. Buarcos is situated 5 km south of Murtinheira.

Tavarede

Town

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Tavarede is a parish in the municipality of Figueira da Foz, Portugal. The population in 2011 was 9,441, in an area of 10.71 km2. Tavarede is situated 6 km southeast of Murtinheira.