Jazida de Icnofósseis da Praia da Salema

Places of Interest Nearby

Roman villa at Boca do Rio

Protected area

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Roman villa at Boca do Rio is a protected area, which is situated 1 km east of Jazida de Icnofósseis da Praia da Salema.

Boca do Rio beach

Beach

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Fort of Almádena

Ruins

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The Fort of Almádena or, also known as the Fort of the River Mouth, is located between the towns of Salema and Burgau, in the Algarve region of Portugal. It was constructed in 1632. Damaged by the 1755 earthquake, it was abandoned in 1849. Fort of Almádena is situated 1½ km east of Jazida de Icnofósseis da Praia da Salema.

Places in the Area

Salema

Neighborhood

Photo: Bengt Nyman, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Vila do Bispo is a town and municipality in Portugal's Algarve. It includes the destinations of Sagres and Salema.

Figueira

Village

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Figueira is a village near Portimão in the Algarve in Portugal. In the English-speaking world its main claim to fame is the disappearance there, on 12 September 2004, of a local girl, eight-year-old Joana Cipriano, and the subsequent conviction of her mother and uncle for murder.

Burgau

Neighborhood

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Burgau, located in the western region of the Algarve, under the municipality of Vila do Bispo, is a former fishing village. Now living mainly on tourism, its most notable attraction is the small beach of Praia de Burgau, surrounded by cliffs that protect it from the frequent strong wind characteristic of Barlavento. Burgau is situated 4 km east of Jazida de Icnofósseis da Praia da Salema.

Jazida de Icnofósseis da Praia da Salema

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