Praia do Vau
Praia do Vau is a beach in Portimão, Faro District. Praia do Vau is situated nearby to the neighborhood Vau da Rocha, as well as near Vale de França.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Aires Almeida, CC BY 2.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Praia dos Tres Castelos and Estádio Municipal de Portimão.
Praia dos Tres Castelos
Beach
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Praia dos Tres Castelos is a beach.
Estádio Municipal de Portimão
Pitch
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Estádio Municipal de Portimão is the current stadium of Portimonense S.C. It is located in the centre of Portimão in the Algarve, Portugal and was opened in 1937 for local football club Portimonense S.C. Estádio Municipal de Portimão is situated 2½ km northeast of Praia do Vau.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Portimão and Alvor.
Portimão
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Portimão is the second biggest city in the Algarve, Portugal, and famous for its fresh fish restaurants, grilled sardines being the most famous dish. It's very close to one of the most well known beaches in the Algarve, Praia da Rocha, and there are numerous others nearby.
Alvor
Photo: Bryan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Alvor is a town and freguesia in Portimão, in the southern Algarve region of Portugal. It is a holiday base for visiting the Ria de Alvor Nature Reserve, and has a nice beach.
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 3½ km east of Praia do Vau.
Praia do Vau
- Type: Beach
- Description: beach in Portimão, Algarve, Portugal
- Category: landform
- Location: Portimão, Portimão Municipality, Faro District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
37.11986° or 37° 7′ 12″ northLongitude
-8.55929° or 8° 33′ 34″ westElevation
6 metres (20 feet)Open location code
8C9H4C9R+W7OpenStreetMap ID
way 607027170OpenStreetMap feature
natural=beach
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Spanish—“Praia do Vau” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Praia do Vau”
- Italian: “Praia do Vau”
- Portuguese: “Praia do Vau”
- Spanish: “Praia do Vau”
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Localities in the Area
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