Cerro do Roque

Cerro do Roque is a hamlet in Paderne, Albufeira, Faro District and has about 60 residents. Cerro do Roque is situated nearby to the hamlet Vale de Pegas, as well as near Canais.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Castle of Paderne and Albufeira-Ferreiras railway station.

Castle of Paderne

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The Castle of Paderne is an ancient fortification located in the civil parish of Paderne, municipality of Albufeira, in the Portuguese Algarve. It was constructed in the later 12th century by Berbers, in an area around 7.5 kilometres inland. Castle of Paderne is situated 3 km east of Cerro do Roque.

Albufeira-Ferreiras railway station

Railway station

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The Albufeira-Ferreiras Station is the railway station for the city of Albufeira, Algarve, in Portugal. Situated in the civil parish of Ferreiras, in the north of the municipality of Albufeira. The station opened on 1 July 1889. Albufeira-Ferreiras railway station is situated 3 km south of Cerro do Roque.

Tunes railway station

Railway stop

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Tunes is a railway station on the Algarve Line, which serves Tunes, in the Silves municipality, Portugal. It opened on 1 July 1889, and is the junction of the Algarve and Southern lines.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tunes and Ferreiras.

Tunes

Village

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Tunes is a village in the civil parish of Algoz e Tunes, in the municipality of Silves, in Algarve region, Portugal. It was the seat of its own civil parish until 2013 when the parish of Tunes merged into the new parish of Algoz e Tunes.

Ferreiras

Village

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Ferreiras is a civil parish in the southern Portuguese municipality of Albufeira. The population in 2011 was 6,406 in an area of 20.13 km². Ferreiras is situated 3 km south of Cerro do Roque.

Paderne

Village

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Paderne is a village and civil parish in the municipality of Albufeira, in the Portuguese region of Algarve. The population in 2011 was 3,304, in an area of 52.56 km2. Paderne is situated 3½ km northeast of Cerro do Roque.

Cerro do Roque

Type: Hamlet with 60 residents
Category: locality
Location: Paderne, Albufeira, Faro District, Algarve, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude

37.15584° or 37° 9′ 21″ north

Longitude

-8.23608° or 8° 14′ 10″ west

Population

Open location code

8C9H5Q47+8H

OpenStreetMap ID

node 2496091232

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

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