Menhirs of Padrão

The Menhirs of Padrão are a group of fifteen megalithic menhirs located in the municipality of Vila do Bispo, in the Faro District of the Algarve region of Portugal.

Photo: Pedro Ponce Asensio, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Type: Archaeological site
Description: megalithic monument in Portugal
Also known as: “Conjunto de menires de Milrei e do Padrão”, “Menir do Padrão”, and “Menires de Milrei e do Padrão”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Menir de Aspradantes and Praia da Ingrina.

Menir de Aspradantes

Archaeological site

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Menir de Aspradantes is an archaeological site, which is situated 2½ km northeast of Menhirs of Padrão.

Praia da Ingrina

Beach

Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Praia da Ingrina is a beach.

Zavial Battery

Ruins

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Zavial Battery is a ruins, which is situated 2½ km southeast of Menhirs of Padrão.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Figueira 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. Figueira is situated 4 km east of Menhirs of Padrão.

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. Salema is situated 6 km east of Menhirs of Padrão.