Praia do Mato

Praia do Mato is a beach in Ferragudo, Lagoa, Faro District. Praia do Mato is situated nearby to the neighborhood Azinhaga, as well as near Boa Nova.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Lapa Tower and Praia dos Caneiros.

Praia dos Caneiros

Beach

Photo: Luc.T, CC BY 2.0.

Praia dos Caneiros is a beach.

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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ferragudo and Carvoeiro.

Ferragudo

Town

Photo: Xuaxo, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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 2½ km northwest of Praia do Mato.

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.

Parchal

Town

Photo: Pacanherros, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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 4 km north of Praia do Mato.

Praia do Mato

Type: Beach
Category: landform
Location: Ferragudo, Lagoa, Faro District, Algarve, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude

37.10221° or 37° 6′ 8″ north

Longitude

-8.50623° or 8° 30′ 22″ west

Elevation

33 metres (108 feet)

Open location code

8C9H4F2V+VG

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1246703809

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=beach

GeoNames ID

11818785

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