Praia do João Vaz
Praia do João Vaz is a beach in Vila do Bispo e Raposeira, Vila do Bispo, Faro District. Praia do João Vaz is situated nearby to the locality Ponta da Fisga, as well as near the hamlet Cerro do Homem.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Praia da Ingrina and Zavial Battery.
Conjunto de menires de Milrei e do Padrão
Archaeological site
Photo: Pedro Ponce Asensio, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Conjunto de menires de Milrei e do Padrão is an archaeological site.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Figueira and Salema.
Figueira
Village
Figueira is a village near Portimão in the Algarve in Portugal. In the English-speaking world its main claim to fame is the disappearance there, on 12 September 2004, of a local girl, eight-year-old Joana Cipriano, and the subsequent conviction of her mother and uncle for murder. Figueira is situated 5 km northeast of Praia do João Vaz.
Salema
Neighborhood
Photo: Bengt Nyman, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Vila do Bispo is a town and municipality in Portugal's Algarve. It includes the destinations of Sagres and Salema. Salema is situated 6 km northeast of Praia do João Vaz.
Sagres
Sagres is the southwesternmost point of Portugal and of Europe, in Barlavento, western Algarve, a beach destination with some nice churches, lighthouses and forts.
Praia do João Vaz
- Type: Beach
- Also known as: “Praia do Joao Vaz” and “Praia João Vaz”
- Category: landform
- Location: Vila do Bispo e Raposeira, Vila do Bispo, Faro District, Algarve, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
37.04395° or 37° 2′ 38″ northLongitude
-8.88506° or 8° 53′ 6″ westElevation
17 metres (56 feet)Open location code
8C9H24V7+HXOpenStreetMap ID
way 810715094OpenStreetMap feature
natural=beach
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Praia do João Vaz” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Praia do João Vaz”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Ponta da Fisga and Cerro do Homem.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Praia do Barranco and Praia do Zavial.
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