Ponta do Altar Lighthouse
The Ponta do Altar Lighthouse is located in the Ferragudo parish of the Lagoa municipality in the Faro District of Portugal. The lighthouse, of unusual design, consists of a small square turret attached to a one-story caretaker's house.Photo: JotaCartas, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse in Portugal
- Also known as: “Farol da Ponta do Altar”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Pintadinho Beach and Praia dos Caneiros.
Praia Grande
Beach
Photo: Joergsam, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Praia Grande is a beach situated in the civil parish of Ferragudo, municipality of Lagoa, the Portuguese Algarve. One of many beaches to obtain the name Praia Grande, this coastal zone is located on the eastern back of Rio Arade estuary, south of the town of Ferragudo.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ferragudo and Parchal.
Ferragudo
Town
Photo: Xuaxo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ferragudo is a Portuguese civil parish at the western border of the municipality of Lagoa. The population in 2011 was 1,973, in an area of 5.41 km2. Ferragudo serves mainly as a bedroom community for its much larger neighbour, the city of Portimão; its residents routinely travel across the Arade River to work in the neighboring municipality.
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 3½ km north of Ponta do Altar Lighthouse.
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.
Ponta do Altar Lighthouse
- Categories: cultural heritage, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Ferragudo, Lagoa, Faro District, Algarve, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
37.10576° or 37° 6′ 21″ northLongitude
-8.51959° or 8° 31′ 11″ westHeight
10 metres (33 feet)Open location code
8C9H4F4J+85OpenStreetMap ID
node 1568327228OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouseWikidata ID
Q10280130
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From French to Portuguese—“Ponta do Altar Lighthouse” goes by many names.
- French: “phare de Ponta do Altar”
- French: “Phare de Ponta do Altar”
- Portuguese: “Farol da Ponta do Altar”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Leixão da gaivota and Ilhéu da Boa Sorte.
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