Biscaínhas e Valinhos
Biscaínhas e Valinhos is a neighborhood in Alvor, Portimão Municipality, Faro District. Biscaínhas e Valinhos is situated nearby to the neighborhood Bemposta, as well as near Alto do Poço.Places of Interest
Highlights include Portimão Airport and Roman ruins of Quinta da Abicada.
Portimão Airport
Aerodrome
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Portimão Airport is a small airport in Montes de Alvor, near the city of Portimão in Algarve, Portugal. The airport has one single short asphalt runway in the 11/29 direction and is mainly used by general aviation, with parachuting being common from the airfield.
Roman ruins of Quinta da Abicada
Nature reserve
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Abicada is the name of Roman ruins in Mexilhoeira Grande, to the north of the civil parish of Alvor, municipality of Portimão, in Algarve region, Portugal.
Alvor halt
Railway station
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Alvor is a closed halt on the Algarve line in the Portimão municipality, Portugal. The section of the line from Portimão to Lagos opened on the 30th of July 1922.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Portimão and Mexilhoeira Grande.
Portimão
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Portimão is the second biggest city in the Algarve, Portugal, and famous for its fresh fish restaurants, grilled sardines being the most famous dish. It's very close to one of the most well known beaches in the Algarve, Praia da Rocha, and there are numerous others nearby.
Mexilhoeira Grande
Town
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Mexilhoeira Grande is a civil parish in the municipality of Portimão in the southern Portuguese region of the Algarve. The population in 2011 was 4,029, in an area of 91.15 km². Mexilhoeira Grande is situated 3½ km northwest of Biscaínhas e Valinhos.
Parchal
Town
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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 5 km east of Biscaínhas e Valinhos.
Biscaínhas e Valinhos
- Type: Neighborhood
- Category: locality
- Location: Alvor, Portimão Municipality, Faro District, Algarve, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
37.14599° or 37° 8′ 46″ northLongitude
-8.57607° or 8° 34′ 34″ westOpen location code
8C9H4CWF+9HOpenStreetMap ID
node 9829094897OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhood
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