Estômbar e Parchal
Estômbar e Parchal is a civil parish in the municipality of Lagoa, Portugal. It was formed in 2013 by the merger of the former parishes Estômbar and Parchal. The population in 2011 was 9,004, in an area of 28.07 km2.Photo: Joseolgon, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Locality with 9,360 residents
- Description: civil parish in Lagoa
- Also known as: “Uniao das freguesias de Estombar e Parchal”, “União das freguesias de Estômbar e Parchal”, and “União das Freguesias de Estômbar e Parchal”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mexilhoeira halt and Parque Municipal das Fontes.
Mexilhoeira halt
Railway station
Photo: Bextrel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mexilhoeira is a closed halt on the Algarve line in the Lagoa municipality, Portugal. It is part of the section from Silves to Ferragudo, which opened on 15 February 1903.
Parque Municipal das Fontes
Park
The Parque Municipal das Fontes, or Fontes de Estômbar, is a park surrounding a major spring situated on the left bank of the estuary of the Arade River, north of the town of Estômbar, in Lagoa Municipality.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Portimão and Carvoeiro.
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.
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.
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 e Parchal
- Category: freguesia of Portugal
- Location: Lagoa, Faro District, Algarve, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Turkish—“Estômbar e Parchal” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Estômbar e Parchal”
- Basque: “Estômbar e Parchal”
- Basque: “União das Freguesias de Estômbar e Parchal”
- French: “Estômbar e Parchal”
- French: “União das Freguesias de Estômbar e Parchal”
- German: “Estômbar e Parchal”
- German: “União das Freguesias de Estômbar e Parchal”
- Portuguese: “Estombar e Parchal”
- Portuguese: “Estômbar e Parchal”
- Portuguese: “Uniao das Freguesias de Estombar e Parchal”
- Portuguese: “União das Freguesias de Estômbar e Parchal”
- Spanish: “Estômbar e Parchal”
- Spanish: “União das Freguesias de Estômbar e Parchal”
- Turkish: “Estombar e Parchal”
- Turkish: “Estômbar e Parchal”
- “Estômbar e Parchal”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Mexilhoeira Pequena and Mexilhoeira Da Carregaçaco.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Estômbar-Lagoa railway station and Slide & Splash.
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