Areal Gordo

Areal Gordo is a hamlet in União das freguesias de Faro (Sé e São Pedro), Faro and has about 394 residents. Areal Gordo is situated nearby to the hamlet Vale de El-Rei, as well as near Pereiro.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Estádio de São Luís and Palácio Fialho.

Estádio de São Luís

Stadium

Photo: PauloMoreira, Public domain.

The Estádio de São Luís, also known as Santo Stadium, is a multi-use stadium in Faro, Algarve, Portugal. It serves as the home stadium for Sporting Clube Farense, a football club based in Faro. Estádio de São Luís is situated 2½ km southwest of Areal Gordo.

Palácio Fialho

Manor estate

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Palácio Fialho is a manor estate.

Ermida de Santo António do Alto

Church

Photo: HugoNissa, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Ermida de Santo António do Alto is a church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pechão and Olhão.

Pechão

Village

Photo: Pedro S Bello, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Pechão is a Portuguese parish in the municipality of Olhão. The population in 2011 was 3,601, in an area of 19.79 km². Pechão is situated 3½ km northeast of Areal Gordo.

Olhão

Photo: Creative Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Olhão is a fishing port in the Algarve. Olhão is a major port and the largest fishing port in the Algarve. It is full of character with Moorish-style houses, an influence from the commercial links with Africa.

Quelfes

Village

Photo: Loisti, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Quelfes is a freguesia in the municipality of Olhão. The population in 2011 was 17,246, in an area of 28.20 km². Quelfes is situated 8 km east of Areal Gordo.

Areal Gordo

Type: Hamlet with 394 residents
Category: locality
Location: União das freguesias de Faro (Sé e São Pedro), Faro, Faro District, Algarve, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude

37.03463° or 37° 2′ 5″ north

Longitude

-7.9026° or 7° 54′ 9″ west

Population

394

Open location code

8C9J23MW+VX

OpenStreetMap ID

node 9864395668

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

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