Antigo Porto de Vau
Antigo Porto de Vau is a ruins in Portimão, Faro District. Antigo Porto de Vau is situated nearby to the reservoir Albufeira do Morgado de Arge, as well as near the town Parchal.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Alvor halt and Ferragudo halt.
Alvor halt
Railway station
Photo: Ajpvalente, CC BY 3.0.
Alvor is a closed halt on the Algarve line in the Portimão municipality, Portugal. The section of the line from Portimão to Lagos opened on the 30th of July 1922. Alvor halt is situated 3 km southwest of Antigo Porto de Vau.
Ferragudo halt
Railway station
Photo: Ajpvalente, CC BY 3.0.
Ferragudo is a halt on the Algarve Line in the Lagoa municipality, Portugal. It was opened on 15 February 1903, under the name Portimão. After the construction and opening of the Portimão Railway Bridge and station, in 1922, the name was changed to Ferragudo. Ferragudo halt is situated 4 km south of Antigo Porto de Vau.
Gruta de Ibne Ammar
Cave
Photo: MiguelMadeira, CC BY 4.0.
Gruta de Ibne Ammar is a cave, which is situated 3½ km southeast of Antigo Porto de Vau.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Portimão and Parchal.
Portimão
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Portimão is the second biggest city in the Algarve, Portugal, and famous for its fresh fish restaurants, grilled sardines being the most famous dish. It's very close to one of the most well known beaches in the Algarve, Praia da Rocha, and there are numerous others nearby.
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 4 km south of Antigo Porto de Vau.
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 5 km southeast of Antigo Porto de Vau.
Antigo Porto de Vau
- Type: Ruins
- Category: historic site
- Location: Portimão, Portimão Municipality, Faro District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
37.17139° or 37° 10′ 17″ northLongitude
-8.53233° or 8° 31′ 56″ westOpen location code
8C9H5FC9+H3OpenStreetMap ID
node 13816234226OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruins
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