Arquivo Municipal
Arquivo Municipal is a library in Silves, Faro District. Arquivo Municipal is situated nearby to Silves Archaeological Museum, as well as near the archaeological site Poço-Cisterna Árabe de Silves.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Silves Cathedral and Pelourinho de Silves.
Silves Cathedral
Church
Photo: Husond, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Silves Cathedral is a former cathedral in the city of Silves, in the Algarve region of southern Portugal. A mosque, built during the Moorish rule of the Iberian Peninsula, was originally located in its current place, and was later mostly restructured and converted into a Catholic cathedral after the Reconquista. Silves Cathedral is situated 110 metres north of Arquivo Municipal.
Câmara Municipal de Silves
Town hall
Photo: Peter Broster, CC BY 2.0.
Câmara Municipal de Silves is a town hall, which is situated 130 metres west of Arquivo Municipal.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Estômbar and Porches.
Estômbar
Town
Estômbar is a town in the civil parish of Estômbar e Parchal, in the municipality of Lagoa, Portugal. The population in 2011 was 4,985, in an area of 24.21 km2. Estômbar is situated 6 km southwest of Arquivo Municipal.
Porches
Town
Porches is a civil parish/freguesia in the municipality of Lagoa in Portugal, about 10 km east of the city of Lagoa. The population in 2011 was 2,011, in an area of 15.64 km2. It was elevated to the status of a town on July 12, 2001. Porches is situated 8 km southeast of Arquivo Municipal.
Parchal
Town
Photo: Pacanherros, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Parchal is a town and a former civil parish in the municipality of Lagoa, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Estômbar e Parchal. The population in 2011 was 4,019, in an area of 3.86 km2. Parchal is situated 9 km southwest of Arquivo Municipal.
Arquivo Municipal
- Type: Library
- Category: education
- Location: Silves, Faro District, Algarve, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
37.18902° or 37° 11′ 21″ northLongitude
-8.43856° or 8° 26′ 19″ westOpen location code
8C9H5HQ6+JHOpenStreetMap ID
node 799830851OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=library
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