Caparica e Trafaria
Caparica e Trafaria is a civil parish in the municipality of Almada, Portugal. It was formed in 2013 by the merger of the former parishes Caparica and Trafaria. The population in 2011 was 26,150, in an area of 16.75 km2.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Belém Tower and Monument to the Discoveries.
Belém Tower
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Belém Tower, officially the Tower of Saint Vincent is a 16th-century fortification located in Lisbon that served as a point of embarkation and disembarkation for Portuguese explorers and as a ceremonial gateway to Lisbon. Belém Tower is situated 3½ km north of Caparica e Trafaria.
Monument to the Discoveries
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The Monument of the Discoveries is a monument on the northern bank of the Tagus River estuary, in the civil parish of Santa Maria de Belém, Lisbon. Located along the river where ships departed to explore and trade with India and the Orient, the monument celebrates the Portuguese Age of Discovery during the 15th and 16th centuries. Monument to the Discoveries is situated 4 km north of Caparica e Trafaria.
Igreja Paroquial da Trafaria
Marketplace
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Igreja Paroquial da Trafaria is a marketplace.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Belém and Corroios.
Corroios
Town
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Corroios is a civil parish in the municipality of Seixal in the district of Setúbal, Portugal. It is part of the Lisbon metropolitan area. The population in 2011 was 47,661, in an area of 17.11 km2. Corroios is situated 6 km east of Caparica e Trafaria.
Belém Tower
Village
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Belém Tower is a village, which is situated 4 km north of Caparica e Trafaria.
Caparica e Trafaria
- Type: Locality with 26,300 residents
- Description: civil parish in Almada
- Category: freguesia of Portugal
- Location: Almada, Setúbal District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Turkish—“Caparica e Trafaria” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Caparica e Trafaria”
- Catalan: “Caparica e Trafaria”
- Chinese: “União das Freguesias de Caparica e Trafaria”
- Galician: “Caparica e Trafaria”
- German: “Caparica e Trafaria”
- German: “União das Freguesias de Caparica e Trafaria”
- Min Nan Chinese: “União das Freguesias de Caparica e Trafaria”
- Polish: “Caparica e Trafaria”
- Portuguese: “Caparica e Trafaria”
- Portuguese: “Uniao das Freguesias de Caparica e Trafaria”
- Portuguese: “União das Freguesias de Caparica e Trafaria”
- Spanish: “Caparica e Trafaria”
- Spanish: “União das Freguesias de Caparica e Trafaria”
- Turkish: “Caparica e Trafaria”
- Turkish: “Capelo”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Ondaparque and Monte de Caparica.
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