Curral das Freiras
Curral das Freiras is a locality in Câmara de Lobos Municipality, Madeira. Curral das Freiras is situated nearby to the neighborhood Estrela, as well as near the locality Lapinhas.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Pico do Areeiro and Pico Ruivo.
Pico do Areeiro
Peak
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Pico do Areeiro, at 1,818 m high is a mountain located on the Portuguese island and autonomous region of Madeira, the third highest on the island. Situated within the mountainous interior of the island roughly halfway between the northern and southern coasts.
Pico Ruivo
Peak
Pico Ruivo is the highest peak on Madeira Island and the third highest in Portugal, standing at 1,861 metres in the Santana municipality. Accessible only by foot, it can be reached from either Pico do Areeiro or via a shorter, easier trail from Achada do Teixeira. Pico Ruivo is situated 4 km northeast of Curral das Freiras.
Pico das Torres
Peak
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Pico das Torres is the second highest peak on the Atlantic island of Madeira, Portugal. It lies roughly midway between the Pico Ruivo and Pico do Arieiro at an elevation of 1,853 metres and is only accessible from the trail between these two peaks.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Curral das Freiras and Jardim da Serra.
Curral das Freiras
Village
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Curral das Freiras is a civil parish in the municipality of Câmara de Lobos in the Portuguese archipelago of Madeira. The population in 2011 was 2,001, in an area of 25.03 km2.
Jardim da Serra
Village
Jardim da Serra is a civil parish in the municipality of Câmara de Lobos in the archipelago of Madeira. The population in 2011 was 3,311, in an area of 7.36 km². It is located in the mountains north of the centre of Câmara de Lobos. Jardim da Serra is situated 6 km southwest of Curral das Freiras.
Achada do Teixeira
Locality
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Achada do Teixeira is a mountain and a settlement of the freguesia of Santana, of the municipality of Santana, Ilha da Madeira. It has a natural attraction in basalt stone which is called the "standing man". Achada do Teixeira is situated 6 km northeast of Curral das Freiras.
Curral das Freiras
- Type: Locality with 2,000 residents
- Location: Câmara de Lobos Municipality, Madeira, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
32.7282° or 32° 43′ 41″ northLongitude
-16.9597° or 16° 57′ 35″ westPopulation
2,000Elevation
742 metres (2,434 feet)Open location code
8C45P2HR+74GeoNames ID
8014002
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