Assis Esperanca

Assis Esperanca is a work of art in União das freguesias de Faro (Sé e São Pedro), Faro. Assis Esperanca is situated near the park Jardim Catarina Eufémia, as well as near the church Igreja de São Pedro, matriz de São Pedro.

Type: Work of art
Artwork type: bust
Inscription: “Assis Esperanca Escritor”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Igreja de São Pedro, matriz de São Pedro and Igreja do Carmo.

Igreja de São Pedro, matriz de São Pedro

Church

Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Igreja de São Pedro, matriz de São Pedro is a church.

Igreja do Carmo

Church

Photo: Kvikanes, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Igreja do Carmo is a church, which is situated 130 metres north of Assis Esperanca.

The Capela dos Ossos is an ossuary chapel in Faro, Portugal, which belongs to the 18th century Carmelite church, Nossa Senhora do Carmo. Above the entrance, there is the following inscription: which translates to The 4 by 6 metre-sized chapel is built of the bones of more than 1,000 Carmelite friars and has been inaugurated in 1816. Capela dos Ossos is situated 150 metres north of Assis Esperanca.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pechão and Olhão.

Pechão

Village

Photo: Pedro S Bello, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Pechão is a Portuguese parish in the municipality of Olhão. The population in 2011 was 3,601, in an area of 19.79 km². Pechão is situated 7 km northeast of Assis Esperanca.

Olhão

Photo: Creative Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Olhão is a fishing port in the Algarve. Olhão is a major port and the largest fishing port in the Algarve. It is full of character with Moorish-style houses, an influence from the commercial links with Africa.

Santa Bárbara de Nexe

Village

Santa Bárbara de Nexe is a village and civil parish in the Portuguese municipality of Faro on the southern Algarve region. The population in 2011 was 4,116, in an area of 38.22 km2. It is located a few kilometers from both the cities of Loulé and Faro. Santa Bárbara de Nexe is situated 10 km north of Assis Esperanca.

Assis Esperanca

Category: tourism
Location: União das freguesias de Faro (Sé e São Pedro), Faro, Faro District, Algarve, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude

37.01909° or 37° 1′ 9″ north

Longitude

-7.93422° or 7° 56′ 3″ west

Open location code

8C9J2398+J8

OpenStreetMap ID

node 12216364255

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=artwork

OpenStreetMap attribute

artwork_type=bust

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Jardim Catarina Eufémia and CTT.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: O Seu Café and The Downtown.

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