Ria Formosa
The Ria Formosa lagoon, located in the Algarve, in southern Portugal, is a system of barrier islands that connects to the sea through six inlets. Five of these inlets are natural and have mobility characteristics.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Lagoon
- Description: lagoon in the Algarve, Portugal
- Also known as: “Parque Natural de Ria Formosa”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Fuseta-A halt and Fuzeta-Moncarapacho train station.
Fuzeta-Moncarapacho train station
Railway stop
Photo: Ajpvalente, CC BY 3.0.
Fuzeta-Moncarapacho train station is a railway stop.
Bias halt
Railway station
Photo: Jipeman, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bias halt is a railway station, which is situated 3½ km west of Ria Formosa.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Luz de Tavira and Moncarapacho.
Luz de Tavira
Town
Photo: Peter Broster, CC BY 2.0.
Luz de Tavira is a former civil parish in the municipality of Tavira, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Luz de Tavira e Santo Estêvão. Luz de Tavira is situated 5 km northeast of Ria Formosa.
Moncarapacho
Town
Photo: Rogeriodomingos, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Moncarapacho is a former civil parish in the municipality of Olhão, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Moncarapacho e Fuseta. Moncarapacho is situated 6 km northwest of Ria Formosa.
Quelfes
Village
Photo: Loisti, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Quelfes is a freguesia in the municipality of Olhão. The population in 2011 was 17,246, in an area of 28.20 km². Quelfes is situated 7 km west of Ria Formosa.
Ria Formosa
- Category: body of water
- Location: Faro District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Ukrainian—“Ria Formosa” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Ria Formosa aintzira”
- Chinese: “Ria Formosa”
- Dutch: “Natuurpark Ria Formosa”
- Dutch: “Ria Formosa”
- French: “ria Formosa”
- French: “Ria Formosa”
- Galician: “Ría Formosa”
- German: “Ria Formosa”
- Hungarian: “Ria Formosa”
- Italian: “ria formosa”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Ria Formosa”
- Portuguese: “Ria Formosa / Castro Marim”
- Portuguese: “Ria Formosa”
- Russian: “Риа-Формоза”
- Spanish: “Ria Formosa”
- Spanish: “Ría Formosa”
- Ukrainian: “Природний парк «Ріа-Формоза»”
- Ukrainian: “Ріа-Формоза”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Fuzeta beach (land based) and Parque Natural de Ria Formosa.
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