Gruta do Médico
Gruta do Médico is a cave in Azeitão, Setúbal. Gruta do Médico is situated nearby to the monastery Convento de Santa Maria da Arrábida, as well as near the cave Lapa de Santa Margarida.- Type: Cave
- Also known as: “Gruta do Medico”
- Address: Setúbal
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Convento de Santa Maria da Arrábida and Lapa de Santa Margarida.
Convento de Santa Maria da Arrábida
Monastery
Lapa de Santa Margarida
Cave
Photo: Shil88, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Lapa de Santa Margarida is a cave, which is situated 1 km east of Gruta do Médico.
Forte de Santa Maria da Arrábida
Castle
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Fort Santa Maria da Arrábida also referred to as Fort Nossa Senhora da Arrábida, Fort of Arrábida and Fort of Portinho da Arrábida, is located at the foot of the southern slope of the mountain range of the same name, in a dominant position to southwest of Portinho da Arrábida, on the northern bank of the Sado River, in the Municipality and District of Setúbal, in Portugal. Forte de Santa Maria da Arrábida is situated 1¼ km northeast of Gruta do Médico.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Portinho da Arrábida and Troia.
Troia
Hamlet
Photo: Sacavem, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Troia is a hamlet, which is situated 9 km east of Gruta do Médico.
Sesimbra
Photo: joselomba, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sesimbra is a fishing town and municipality on Portugal's Setúbal Peninsula. It has several popular beaches due to its location on Setúbal Bay at the mouth of the River Sado.
Gruta do Médico
- Category: landform
- Location: Azeitão, Setúbal, Setúbal District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.46846° or 38° 28′ 6″ northLongitude
-8.99729° or 8° 59′ 50″ westElevation
122 metres (400 feet)Open location code
8CCHF293+93OpenStreetMap ID
node 4675311048OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cave_entrance
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In Other Languages
“Gruta do Médico” goes by many names.
- Portuguese: “Gruta do Médico”
- Portuguese: “Lapa do Médico”
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