Figueiral
Figueiral is a hamlet in Silves, Faro District and has about 83 residents. Figueiral is situated nearby to the hamlet Figueirinha, as well as near Montes Grandes.Places of Interest
Highlights include Silves railway station and Silves Cathedral.
Silves railway station
Railway station
Photo: Ajpvalente, CC BY 3.0.
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 railway station is situated 3 km west of Figueiral.
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 3 km northwest of Figueiral.
Poço Barreto halt
Railway stop
Photo: Ajpvalente, CC BY 3.0.
Poço Barreto is a halt on the Algarve Line in the Silves municipality, Portugal. It was opened on 19 March de 1900, and served as terminus for the railway line until 1 February 1902, when the section to Silves was opened.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Porches and Alcantarilha.
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 south of Figueiral.
Alcantarilha
Town
Photo: Lacobrigo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Alcantarilha is a former civil parish in the municipality of Silves, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Alcantarilha e Pêra. With an area of 19.54 square kilometres the population of 2347 inhabitants is dispersed throughout the territory. Alcantarilha is situated 7 km southeast of Figueiral.
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 7 km southwest of Figueiral.
Figueiral
- Type: Hamlet with 83 residents
- Category: locality
- Location: Silves, Faro District, Algarve, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
37.17406° or 37° 10′ 27″ northLongitude
-8.40879° or 8° 24′ 32″ westPopulation
83Open location code
8C9H5HFR+JFOpenStreetMap ID
node 9845428638OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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