Torre e Cercas
Torre e Cercas is a hamlet in Silves, Faro District. Torre e Cercas is situated nearby to the hamlet Tufos, as well as near Pedreira de Santo Estêvão.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Cruz de Portugal and Poço-cisterna árabe de Silves.
Cruz de Portugal
Photo: Reipes, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Cruz de Portugal is situated 3½ km west of Torre e Cercas.
Poço-cisterna árabe de Silves
Reservoir
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Poço-cisterna árabe de Silves is a reservoir, which is situated 4 km west of Torre e Cercas.
Poço Barreto halt
Railway stop
Photo: Ajpvalente, CC BY 3.0.
Poço Barreto is a halt on the Algarve Line in the Silves municipality, Portugal. It was opened on 19 March de 1900, and served as terminus for the railway line until 1 February 1902, when the section to Silves was opened. Poço Barreto halt is situated 4 km south of Torre e Cercas.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Porches and Alcantarilha.
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 south of Torre e Cercas.
Alcantarilha
Town
Photo: Lacobrigo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Alcantarilha is a former civil parish in the municipality of Silves, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Alcantarilha e Pêra. With an area of 19.54 square kilometres the population of 2347 inhabitants is dispersed throughout the territory. Alcantarilha is situated 9 km southeast of Torre e Cercas.
Algoz
Town
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Algoz is a town and the seat of the civil parish of Algoz e Tunes in the municipality of Silves, in Algarve, Portugal. It has about 3000 inhabitants. Algoz is situated 9 km southeast of Torre e Cercas.
Torre e Cercas
- Type: Hamlet
- Category: locality
- Location: Silves, Faro District, Algarve, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
37.19864° or 37° 11′ 55″ northLongitude
-8.39378° or 8° 23′ 38″ westOpen location code
8C9H5JX4+FFOpenStreetMap ID
node 1161081719OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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