Monte do Rio

Monte do Rio is a locality in Budens, Vila do Bispo, Faro District. Monte do Rio is situated nearby to the neighborhood Barrancão, as well as near Salema.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Roman villa at Boca do Rio and Fort of Almádena.

Roman villa at Boca do Rio

Protected area

Photo: Bextrel, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Roman villa at Boca do Rio is a protected area.

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.

Boca do Rio beach

Beach

Photo: Bextrel, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Salema and Figueira.

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

Photo: Herbert wie, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 3 km west of Monte do Rio.

Burgau

Neighborhood

Photo: Lacobrigo, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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 3 km east of Monte do Rio.

Monte do Rio

Type: Locality
Category: hill
Location: Budens, Vila do Bispo, Faro District, Algarve, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude

37.07408° or 37° 4′ 27″ north

Longitude

-8.80943° or 8° 48′ 34″ west

Elevation

56 metres (184 feet)

Open location code

8C9H35FR+J6

OpenStreetMap ID

node 7942569675

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=hill

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

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