Menhirs of Lavajo
The Menhirs of Lavajo are a group of menhirs, located in the civil parish of Alcoutim e Pereiro in the municipality of Alcoutim, Portuguese Algarve.Photo: PauloMoreira, Public domain.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: group of menhirs in Alcoutim, Portugal
- Also known as: “Afonso Vicente”, “Lavajo I”, “Mehirs of Lavajo”, “Menires do Lavajo”, “Menires do Lavajo 1”, and “Monumento Megalítico Menires do Lavajo”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Puerto de la Laja and Pomarão.
Puerto de la Laja
Hamlet
Photo: CorreiaPM, Public domain.
Puerto de la Laja is a hamlet, which is situated 4½ km northeast of Menhirs of Lavajo.
Pomarão
Hamlet
Photo: Juntas, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Pomarão is a hamlet, which is situated 6 km north of Menhirs of Lavajo.
Alcoutim
Town
Alcoutim is a former civil parish, located in the municipality of Alcoutim, Algarve, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Alcoutim e Pereiro. Alcoutim is situated 7 km southeast of Menhirs of Lavajo.
Menhirs of Lavajo
- Categories: menhir, cultural heritage, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Alcoutim e Pereiro, Alcoutim, Faro District, Algarve, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
37.50143° or 37° 30′ 5″ northLongitude
-7.53505° or 7° 32′ 6″ westOpen location code
8C9JGF27+HXOpenStreetMap ID
node 3999426652OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q143123
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In Other Languages
From French to Portuguese—“Menhirs of Lavajo” goes by many names.
- French: “menhirs de Lavajo”
- French: “Menhirs de Lavajo”
- German: “Menhire von Lavajo”
- Portuguese: “Conjunto megalítico de Lavajo”
- Portuguese: “Menires de Lavajo”
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Highlights include Shamwari Hilltop Retreat and Anta do Malhão.
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