Vila Fria

Vila Fria is a hamlet in Silves, Faro District and has about 65 residents. Vila Fria is situated nearby to the hamlet Poço Deão, as well as near Poço Fundo.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Silves railway station and Silves Cathedral.

Silves railway station

Railway station

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Silves is a railway station on the Algarve line which serves Silves, Portugal. It opened on 1 February 1902. The station is now without staff. As of May 2024, electrification of the Tunes to Portimão section of the railway is under way, with completion expected by the end of 2024.

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 2½ km northwest of Vila Fria.

Pelourinho de Silves

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Pelourinho de Silves is situated 2½ km northwest of Vila Fria.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Porches and Estômbar.

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 5 km southeast of Vila Fria.

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 Vila Fria.

Lagoa

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Lagoa is a municipality in the Algarve region of southern Portugal. Lagoa is one of the most important tourist areas of the Algarve. There are various factors which have contributed to its popularity, namely the variety of offerings to visitors, and the friendliness of its citizens.

Vila Fria

Type: Hamlet with 65 residents
Category: locality
Location: Silves, Faro District, Algarve, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude

37.16911° or 37° 10′ 9″ north

Longitude

-8.42394° or 8° 25′ 26″ west

Population

Open location code

8C9H5H9G+JC

OpenStreetMap ID

node 9845423409

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

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