Forte de N. S. da Encarnação

Forte de N. S. da Encarnação is a fort in Lagoa e Carvoeiro, Lagoa, Faro District. Forte de N. S. da Encarnação is situated nearby to the beach Praia do Carvalho, as well as near the town Ferragudo.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Alfanzina Lighthouse and Praia do Carvalho.

Alfanzina Lighthouse

Lighthouse

Photo: Bert, CC BY 2.0.

Alfanzina Lighthouse is situated 2½ km east of Forte de N. S. da Encarnação.

Praia do Carvalho

Beach

Photo: Reino Baptista, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Praia do Carvalho is a beach, which is situated 3½ km east of Forte de N. S. da Encarnação.

Lapa Tower

Tower

Photo: Joseolgon, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Lapa Tower is situated 3 km west of Forte de N. S. da Encarnação.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Carvoeiro and Ferragudo.

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.

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 5 km northwest of Forte de N. S. da Encarnação.

Estômbar

Town

Estômbar is a town in the civil parish of Estômbar e Parchal, in the municipality of Lagoa, Portugal. The population in 2011 was 4,985, in an area of 24.21 km2. Estômbar is situated 6 km north of Forte de N. S. da Encarnação.

Forte de N. S. da Encarnação

Type: Fort
Also known as: “Forte de N. S. da Encarnacao”
Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
Location: Lagoa e Carvoeiro, Lagoa, Faro District, Algarve, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude

37.09475° or 37° 5′ 41″ north

Longitude

-8.47042° or 8° 28′ 14″ west

Elevation

25 metres (82 feet)

Open location code

8C9H3GVH+WR

GeoNames ID

11818803

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