Monte de Salema

Monte de Salema is a hamlet in Vila do Bispo e Raposeira, Vila do Bispo, Faro District and has about 12 residents. Monte de Salema is situated nearby to the hamlet Monte Santo António, as well as near the village Raposeira.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Câmara Municipal de Vila do Bispo and Igreja matriz de Vila do Bispo.

Câmara Municipal de Vila do Bispo

Town hall

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Câmara Municipal de Vila do Bispo is a town hall.

Igreja matriz de Vila do Bispo

Church

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Igreja matriz de Vila do Bispo is a church.

Menhirs of Padrão

Archaeological site

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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. Menhirs of Padrão is situated 3 km southeast of Monte de Salema.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Figueira and Sagres.

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 7 km east of Monte de Salema.

Sagres

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Sagres is the southwesternmost point of Portugal and of Europe, in Barlavento, western Algarve, a beach destination with some nice churches, lighthouses and forts.