Furninha
Furninha, also known as Dominique's cave, is a natural cave on the southern slope of the Peniche peninsula in Portugal. The cave is situated on the cliffs between the Peniche Fortress and the Cape Carvoeiro.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lighthouse of Cabo Carvoeiro and Biblioteca Municipal de Peniche.
Lighthouse of Cabo Carvoeiro
Military installation
The Lighthouse of Cabo Carvoeiro is an active lighthouse in the civil parish of Peniche, municipality of the same name, in the Portuguese district of Leiria. Lighthouse of Cabo Carvoeiro is situated 730 metres northwest of Furninha.
Biblioteca Municipal de Peniche
Library
Photo: Threeohsix, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Biblioteca Municipal de Peniche is a library, which is situated 1¼ km east of Furninha.
Antiga Cadeia Municipal e armazéns anexos
Prison
Photo: Threeohsix, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Antiga Cadeia Municipal e armazéns anexos is a prison, which is situated 2 km east of Furninha.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cabo Carvoeiro and Atouguia da Baleia.
Cabo Carvoeiro
Locality
Photo: Tintazul, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Cabo Carvoeiro is cape which lies on the Atlantic coast, along the westernmost point of the Peniche Peninsula, in the civil parish of Peniche and the Oeste region.
Atouguia da Baleia
Village
Photo: Juntas, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Atouguia da Baleia is a parish in the municipality of Peniche, in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 8,954, in an area of 47.02 km2. The village of Atouguia da Baleia proper has almost 2,000 residents. Atouguia da Baleia is situated 7 km east of Furninha.
Ferrel
Town
Ferrel is a seaside parish in Peniche, Portugal. The population in 2011 was 2,649, in an area of 13.79 km2. Ferrel is situated 7 km east of Furninha.
Furninha
- Type: Cave
- Description: cave and archaeological site in Portugal
- Categories: archaeological site, historic site, and landform
- Location: Peniche, Leiria District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
39.35598° or 39° 21′ 22″ northLongitude
-9.40093° or 9° 24′ 3″ westElevation
13 metres (43 feet)Open location code
8CFG9H4X+9JOpenStreetMap ID
node 3997862241OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteOpenStreetMap feature
natural=cave_entranceGeoNames ID
11807765Wikidata ID
Q1551126
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In Other Languages
From French to Spanish—“Furninha” goes by many names.
- French: “Furninha”
- French: “Grotte de Furninha”
- German: “Gruta da Furninha”
- Hausa: “Furninha”
- Portuguese: “Furninha”
- Spanish: “Cueva de Furninha”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Furninha”. Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 4.0.