Porches
Porches is a locality in Lagoa, Faro District. Porches is situated nearby to the neighborhood Alporchinhos, as well as near the town Armação de Pêra.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Praia da Marinha and Fort of Nossa Senhora da Rocha.
Praia da Marinha
Beach
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Praia da Marinha is one of the most emblematic beaches of Portugal with a hot-summer Mediterranean climate, located on the Atlantic coast in Caramujeira, part of the Lagoa Municipality, Algarve, and considered by the Michelin Guide as one of the 10 most beautiful beaches in Europe and as one of the 100 most beautiful beaches in the world.
Fort of Nossa Senhora da Rocha
Protected area
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The Fort of Nossa Senhora da Rocha is a medieval castle situated in the civil parish of Porches, in the municipality of Lagoa in Portuguese Algarve. Inside the fort is the Chapel of Nossa Senhora da Rocha, of uncertain date.
Praia Nova
Beach
Praia Nova is a small beach near Praia da Senhora da Rocha on the Atlantic coast of the civil parish/freguesia of Porches in the municipality/concelho of Lagoa in Portugal.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Armação de Pêra and Porches.
Armação de Pêra
Town
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Armação de Pêra is a town and Portuguese parish in the municipality of Silves. The population in 2011 was 4,867, in an area of 7.99 km2. The village used to be called Pêra de Baixo or Lower Pêra to distinguish it from the present Pêra, which was then named Pêra de Cima or Upper Pêra.
Porches
Town
Porches is a civil parish/freguesia in the municipality of Lagoa in Portugal, about 10 km east of the city of Lagoa. The population in 2011 was 2,011, in an area of 15.64 km2. It was elevated to the status of a town on July 12, 2001.
Alcantarilha
Town
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Alcantarilha is a former civil parish in the municipality of Silves, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Alcantarilha e Pêra. With an area of 19.54 square kilometres the population of 2347 inhabitants is dispersed throughout the territory. Alcantarilha is situated 5 km northeast of Porches.
Porches
- Type: Locality with 2,250 residents
- Location: Lagoa, Faro District, Algarve, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
37.1011° or 37° 6′ 4″ northLongitude
-8.3947° or 8° 23′ 41″ westPopulation
2,250Elevation
42 metres (138 feet)Open location code
8C9H4J24+C4GeoNames ID
8011994
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