Fornalhas

Fornalhas is a hamlet in Paderne, Albufeira, Faro District and has about 45 residents. Fornalhas is situated nearby to the hamlet Cabanita, as well as near Alcaria.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Castle of Paderne.

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 4 km south of Fornalhas.

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.

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 5 km southwest of Fornalhas.

Alte

Village

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Alte is a village and civil parish in the municipality of Loulé, in the Algarve region in the south of Portugal. The population in 2011 was 1,997, in an area of 94.33 square kilometres. Alte is situated 6 km northeast of Fornalhas.

Fornalhas

Type: Hamlet with 45 residents
Category: locality
Location: Paderne, Albufeira, Faro District, Algarve, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude

37.19114° or 37° 11′ 28″ north

Longitude

-8.21391° or 8° 12′ 50″ west

Population

Open location code

8C9H5QRP+FC

OpenStreetMap ID

node 9846826652

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

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