Praia do Poço Velho

Praia do Poço Velho is a beach in Portugal. Praia do Poço Velho is situated nearby to the locality Praia da Falesia, as well as near Aldeia das Acoteias.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Falésia Beach and Praia da Rocha Baixinha.

Falésia Beach

Beach

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Falésia Beach is a beach in Albufeira, Algarve, southern Portugal. It has a cliff that begins in the Barranco das Belharucas Beach and extends to Vilamoura.

Praia da Rocha Baixinha or Praia dos Tomates is a beach within the Municipality of Albufeira, in the Algarve, Portugal. The beach is 13 kilometres east of the town of Albufeira and is 31.7 kilometres west of the regions capital of Faro.

Roman ruins of Cerro da Vila

Nature reserve

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The Roman Ruins of Cerro da Vila are the remnants of a historical villa in the Algarve region of southern Portugal. Its vestiges lie in the vicinity of the resort and marina of Vilamoura, in the civil parish of Quarteira, municipality of Loulé Municipality. Roman ruins of Cerro da Vila is situated 2½ km east of Praia do Poço Velho.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vilamoura and Olhos de Água.

Vilamoura

Suburb

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Vilamoura is a coastal luxury resort in the Loulé municipality in Algarve, Portugal. It is one of the three corners of Algarve's Golden Triangle. Vilamoura comprises one of the largest single tourist complexes in Europe and with about 2,000 hectares of land. Vilamoura is situated 3 km east of Praia do Poço Velho.

Olhos de Água

Village

Olhos de Água is a former freguesia, located in the municipality of Albufeira, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Albufeira e Olhos de Água. Olhos de Água is situated 4 km west of Praia do Poço Velho.

Quarteira

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Quarteira is a Portuguese civil parish, in the municipality of Loulé in the Algarve. The population in 2011 was 21,798, in an area of 38.16 km².

Praia do Poço Velho

Type: Beach
Also known as: “Praia do Poco Velho”
Category: landform
Location: Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude

37.08044° or 37° 4′ 50″ north

Longitude

-8.14969° or 8° 8′ 59″ west

Elevation

13 metres (43 feet)

Open location code

8C9H3VJ2+54

GeoNames ID

11887216

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

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