Castle of Alvor
The Castle of Alvor is a medieval castle in the civil parish of Alvor, in the Portuguese district of Faro: considered to be a significant military monument associated with the nearby Castle of Silves.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: building in Alvor, Faro District, Portugal
- Also known as: “Ruínas do antigo castelo ou Forte de Alvor”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Igreja Matriz de Alvor and Portimão Airport.
Igreja Matriz de Alvor
Church
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Igreja Matriz de Alvor is a church, which is situated 260 metres north of Castle of Alvor.
Portimão Airport
Aerodrome
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Portimão Airport is a small airport in Montes de Alvor, near the city of Portimão in Algarve, Portugal. The airport has one single short asphalt runway in the 11/29 direction and is mainly used by general aviation, with parachuting being common from the airfield.
Roman ruins of Quinta da Abicada
Nature reserve
Photo: Bextrel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Abicada is the name of Roman ruins in Mexilhoeira Grande, to the north of the civil parish of Alvor, municipality of Portimão, in Algarve region, Portugal. Roman ruins of Quinta da Abicada is situated 2½ km north of Castle of Alvor.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mexilhoeira Grande and Portimão.
Mexilhoeira Grande
Town
Photo: Bextrel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mexilhoeira Grande is a civil parish in the municipality of Portimão in the southern Portuguese region of the Algarve. The population in 2011 was 4,029, in an area of 91.15 km². Mexilhoeira Grande is situated 4 km northwest of Castle of 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.
Odiáxere
Town
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Odiáxere is a town and civil parish in the municipality of Lagos, Portugal. The population in 2021 was 3,046, up from 2,984 in 2011, in an area of 31.85 km2. Odiáxere is situated 6 km west of Castle of Alvor.
Castle of Alvor
- Categories: castle, cultural heritage, village green, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Alvor, Portimão Municipality, Faro District, Algarve, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
37.12926° or 37° 7′ 45″ northLongitude
-8.59354° or 8° 35′ 37″ westElevation
19 metres (62 feet)Height
5 metres (16 feet)Open location code
8C9H4CH4+PHOpenStreetMap ID
way 480611725OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteOpenStreetMap feature
landuse=village_green
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In Other Languages
From Galician to Spanish—“Castle of Alvor” goes by many names.
- Galician: “Castelo de Alvor”
- Portuguese: “Castelo de albur”
- Portuguese: “Castelo de Albur”
- Portuguese: “Castelo de alvor”
- Portuguese: “Castelo de Alvor”
- Portuguese: “Forte de alvor”
- Portuguese: “Forte de Alvor”
- Spanish: “Castillo de Albur”
- Spanish: “Castillo de Alvor”
- Spanish: “Fuerte de Alvor”
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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 “Castle of Alvor”. Photo: RHaworth, CC BY-SA 3.0.