Lagoa e Carvoeiro

Lagoa e Carvoeiro is a civil parish in the municipality of Lagoa, Portugal. It was formed in 2013 by the merger of the former civil parishes of Lagoa and Carvoeiro.

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Type: Locality with 10,100 residents
Description: civil parish in Lagoa
Also known as: “Uniao das freguesias de Lagoa e Carvoeiro”, “União das freguesias de Lagoa e Carvoeiro”, and “União das Freguesias de Lagoa e Carvoeiro”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Alfanzina Lighthouse and Praia da Marinha.

Praia da Marinha or Marinha Beach is one of the most emblematic beaches of Portugal with a hot-summer Mediterranean climate and located on the Atlantic coast in Caramujeira, an hamlet of the Lagoa municipality, in the Algarve region, and considered by the Michelin Guide as one of the 10 most beautiful beaches in Europe and as one of the 100 most beautiful beaches in the world. Praia da Marinha is situated 4 km southeast of Lagoa e Carvoeiro.

Benagil

Beach

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Benagil is a hamlet in Portugal, located in the civil parish of Lagoa and Carvoeiro, on the Atlantic coast of the municipality of Lagoa, in the Algarve region. Benagil is situated 3½ km southeast of Lagoa e Carvoeiro.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Carvoeiro and Estômbar.

Carvoeiro

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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 is situated 5 km northwest of Lagoa e Carvoeiro.

Porches

Town

Porches is a civil parish/freguesia in the municipality of Lagoa in Portugal, about 10 km east of the city of Lagoa. The population in 2011 was 2,011, in an area of 15.64 km2. It was elevated to the status of a town on July 12, 2001. Porches is situated 4 km east of Lagoa e Carvoeiro.

Lagoa e Carvoeiro

Category: freguesia of Portugal
Location: Lagoa, Faro District, Algarve, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude

37.1155° or 37° 6′ 56″ north

Longitude

-8.4433° or 8° 26′ 36″ west

Population

10,100

Elevation

58 metres (190 feet)

Open location code

8C9H4H84+6M

GeoNames ID

12572993

Wikidata ID

Q18468261

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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Turkish—“Lagoa e Carvoeiro” goes by many names.

Asturian: “Lagoa e Carvoeiro”
Basque: “Lagoa e Carvoeiro”
Basque: “União das Freguesias de Lagoa e Carvoeiro”
French: “Lagoa e Carvoeiro”
French: “União das Freguesias de Lagoa e Carvoeiro”
German: “Lagoa e Carvoeiro”
German: “União das Freguesias de Lagoa e Carvoeiro”
Portuguese: “Lagoa e Carvoeiro”
Portuguese: “Uniao das Freguesias de Lagoa e Carvoeiro”
Portuguese: “União das Freguesias de Lagoa e Carvoeiro”
Spanish: “Lagoa e Carvoeiro”
Spanish: “União das Freguesias de Lagoa e Carvoeiro”
Turkish: “Lagoa e Carvoeiro”
Turkish: “Lagoaça”
“Lagoa e Carvoeiro”

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