Alcáçova
Alcáçova is a square in Silves, Faro District. Alcáçova is situated nearby to the historic building Ruínas do Palácio das Varandas, as well as near the reservoir Cisterna dos Cães.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Silves Cathedral and Poço-cisterna árabe de Silves.
Silves Cathedral
Church
Photo: Husond, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Silves Cathedral is a former cathedral in the city of Silves, in the Algarve region of southern Portugal. A mosque, built during the Moorish rule of the Iberian Peninsula, was originally located in its current place, and was later mostly restructured and converted into a Catholic cathedral after the Reconquista.
Poço-cisterna árabe de Silves
Reservoir
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Poço-cisterna árabe de Silves is a reservoir.
Igreja da Misericórdia de Silves
Church
Photo: Matthias Süßen, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Igreja da Misericórdia de Silves is a church, which is situated 120 metres southwest of Alcáçova.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Estômbar and Porches.
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 6 km southwest of Alcáçova.
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 8 km southeast of Alcáçova.
Parchal
Town
Photo: Pacanherros, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Parchal is a town and a former civil parish in the municipality of Lagoa, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Estômbar e Parchal. The population in 2011 was 4,019, in an area of 3.86 km2. Parchal is situated 9 km southwest of Alcáçova.
Alcáçova
- Type: Square
- Category: locality
- Location: Silves, Faro District, Algarve, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
37.19058° or 37° 11′ 26″ northLongitude
-8.43775° or 8° 26′ 16″ westOpen location code
8C9H5HR6+6VOpenStreetMap ID
node 10267006484OpenStreetMap feature
place=square
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