Matos
Matos is a hamlet in Paderne, Albufeira, Faro District and has about 178 residents. Matos is situated nearby to the hamlet Guiné, as well as near Vale de Pegas.Places of Interest
Highlights include Castle of Paderne and Tunes railway station.
Castle of Paderne
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The Castle of Paderne is an ancient fortification located in the civil parish of Paderne, municipality of Albufeira, in the Portuguese Algarve. It was constructed in the later 12th century by Berbers, in an area around 7.5 kilometres inland. Castle of Paderne is situated 3½ km southeast of Matos.
Tunes railway station
Railway stop
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Tunes is a railway station on the Algarve Line, which serves Tunes, in the Silves municipality, Portugal. It opened on 1 July 1889, and is the junction of the Algarve and Southern lines. Tunes railway station is situated 2½ km southwest of Matos.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Paderne and Tunes.
Paderne
Village
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Paderne is a village and civil parish in the municipality of Albufeira, in the Portuguese region of Algarve. The population in 2011 was 3,304, in an area of 52.56 km2. Paderne is situated 2½ km east of Matos.
Tunes
Village
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Tunes is a village in the civil parish of Algoz e Tunes, in the municipality of Silves, in Algarve region, Portugal. It was the seat of its own civil parish until 2013 when the parish of Tunes merged into the new parish of Algoz e Tunes. Tunes is situated 2½ km southwest of Matos.
Ferreiras
Village
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Ferreiras is a civil parish in the southern Portuguese municipality of Albufeira. The population in 2011 was 6,406 in an area of 20.13 km². Ferreiras is situated 6 km south of Matos.
Matos
- Type: Hamlet with 178 residents
- Also known as: “Aldeia dos Matos”
- Category: locality
- Location: Paderne, Albufeira, Faro District, Algarve, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
37.1776° or 37° 10′ 39″ northLongitude
-8.23264° or 8° 13′ 58″ westPopulation
178Open location code
8C9H5QH8+2WOpenStreetMap ID
node 9846824992OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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