Fornos
Fornos is a hamlet in Castelo, Sesimbra, Setúbal District and has about 208 residents. Fornos is situated nearby to the hamlet Caixas, as well as near Casalinho.Places of Interest
Highlights include Igreja de Alfarim and Pedreira do Avelino Natural Monument.
Pedreira do Avelino Natural Monument
Protected area
Photo: Britoca, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Pedreira do Avelino is a natural monument in Zambujal, Sesimbra, Portugal. The site contains an important set of dinosaur footprints from the Upper Jurassic. Pedreira do Avelino Natural Monument is situated 3 km east of Fornos.
Tramagueira Beach
Beach
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tramagueira Beach is situated 3 km northwest of Fornos.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Azóia and Cape Espichel.
Azóia
Hamlet
Azóia is a town in the municipality of Sesimbra, parish of Castelo, near Cabo Espichel. As of 2015, Azoia had a population of 219, with 110 males and 109 females. Azóia is situated 4½ km southwest of Fornos.
Cape Espichel
Locality
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cape Espichel is a cape situated on the western coast of the civil parish of Castelo, municipality of Sesimbra, in the Portuguese district of Setúbal, at the very southwestern corner of the Setubal Peninsula. Cape Espichel is situated 8 km southwest of Fornos.
Fornos
- Type: Hamlet with 208 residents
- Category: locality
- Location: Castelo, Sesimbra, Setúbal District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
38.46165° or 38° 27′ 42″ northLongitude
-9.15708° or 9° 9′ 26″ westPopulation
208Elevation
100 metres (328 feet)Open location code
8CCGFR6V+M5OpenStreetMap ID
node 1531681085OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
9972389
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