Algares

Algares is in Lagoa e Carvoeiro, Lagoa, Faro District. Algares is situated nearby to Baloiço dos Sete Vales Suspensos, as well as near the beach Praia de Vale Centianes.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Alfanzina Lighthouse and Praia do Carvalho.

Alfanzina Lighthouse

Lighthouse

Photo: Bert, CC BY 2.0.

Alfanzina Lighthouse is situated 730 metres east of Algares.

Praia do Carvalho

Beach

Photo: Reino Baptista, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Praia do Carvalho is a beach.

Praia da Marinha is one of the most emblematic beaches of Portugal with a hot-summer Mediterranean climate, located on the Atlantic coast in Caramujeira, part of the Lagoa Municipality, Algarve, 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 3½ km east of Algares.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Carvoeiro and Porches.

Carvoeiro

Photo: Bengt Nyman, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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.

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 6 km northeast of Algares.

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 7 km northwest of Algares.

Algares

Type: Sign
Categories: information and tourism
Location: Lagoa e Carvoeiro, Lagoa, Faro District, Algarve, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude

37.08813° or 37° 5′ 17″ north

Longitude

-8.4506° or 8° 27′ 2″ west

Open location code

8C9H3GQX+7Q

OpenStreetMap ID

node 1347976578

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=information

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