Armação de Pêra
Armação de Pêra is a locality in Silves, Faro District. Armação de Pêra is situated nearby to the neighborhood Caliços, as well as near Alporchinhos.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Casa da Coroa and Fort of Nossa Senhora da Rocha.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Armação de Pêra and Alcantarilha.
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.
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.
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.
Armação de Pêra
- Type: Locality with 6,000 residents
- Also known as: “Armacao de Pera”
- Location: Silves, Faro District, Algarve, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
37.1158° or 37° 6′ 57″ northLongitude
-8.3646° or 8° 21′ 53″ westPopulation
6,000Elevation
51 metres (167 feet)Open location code
8C9H4J8P+84GeoNames ID
8014395
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In Other Languages
“Armação de Pêra” goes by many names.
- Spanish: “Amarcor de Pera”
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Localities in the Area
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