Praia da Cama da Vaca
Praia da Cama da Vaca is a beach in Lagoa e Carvoeiro, Lagoa, Faro District. Praia da Cama da Vaca is situated nearby to the locality Canada, as well as near the neighborhood Poço Partido.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Praia dos Caneiros and Ponta do Altar Lighthouse.
Praia dos Caneiros
Beach
Praia dos Caneiros is a beach, which is situated 2½ km west of Praia da Cama da Vaca.
Ponta do Altar Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: JotaCartas, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Ponta do Altar Lighthouse is located in the Ferragudo parish of the Lagoa municipality in the Faro District of Portugal. The lighthouse, of unusual design, consists of a small square turret attached to a one-story caretaker's house. Ponta do Altar Lighthouse is situated 3 km west of Praia da Cama da Vaca.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Carvoeiro and Ferragudo.
Carvoeiro
Photo: Bengt Nyman, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Carvoeiro is a village in Algarve. Carvoeiro, or more commonly known as Praia de Carvoeiro, is a Portuguese civil parish/freguesia in the municipality/concelho of Lagoa, about 5 km south of the city.
Ferragudo
Town
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Ferragudo is a Portuguese civil parish at the western border of the municipality of Lagoa. The population in 2011 was 1,973, in an area of 5.41 km2. Ferragudo serves mainly as a bedroom community for its much larger neighbour, the city of Portimão; its residents routinely travel across the Arade River to work in the neighboring municipality. Ferragudo is situated 4 km northwest of Praia da Cama da Vaca.
Parchal
Town
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Parchal is a town and a former civil parish in the municipality of Lagoa, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Estômbar e Parchal. The population in 2011 was 4,019, in an area of 3.86 km2. Parchal is situated 5 km northwest of Praia da Cama da Vaca.
Praia da Cama da Vaca
- Type: Beach
- Category: landform
- Location: Lagoa e Carvoeiro, Lagoa, Faro District, Algarve, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
37.1° or 37° 6′ northLongitude
-8.48573° or 8° 29′ 9″ westElevation
12 metres (39 feet)Open location code
8C9H3GX7+XPGeoNames ID
10342302
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