Zavial Battery

Zavial Battery is a ruins in Vila do Bispo e Raposeira, Vila do Bispo, Faro District. Zavial Battery is situated nearby to the beach Praia da Ingrina, as well as near Praia do Zavial.

Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Opening hours: 24/7
Type: Ruins
Also known as: “Forte de Santo Ignácio do Zavial” and “Ruínas do Forte e da bateria do Zavial:Atalaia do Zavial”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Praia da Ingrina and Menhirs of Padrão.

Praia da Ingrina

Beach

Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Praia da Ingrina is a beach.

Menhirs of Padrão

Archaeological site

Photo: Pedro Ponce Asensio, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Menhirs of Padrão are a group of fifteen megalithic menhirs located in the municipality of Vila do Bispo, in the Faro District of the Algarve region of Portugal. Menhirs of Padrão is situated 2½ km northwest of Zavial Battery.

Menir de Aspradantes

Archaeological site

Photo: Rmatospi, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Menir de Aspradantes is an archaeological site, which is situated 3 km north of Zavial Battery.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Figueira and Salema.

Figueira

Village

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Figueira is a village near Portimão in the Algarve in Portugal. In the English-speaking world its main claim to fame is the disappearance there, on 12 September 2004, of a local girl, eight-year-old Joana Cipriano, and the subsequent conviction of her mother and uncle for murder. Figueira is situated 4½ km northeast of Zavial Battery.

Salema

Neighborhood

Photo: Bengt Nyman, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Vila do Bispo is a town and municipality in Portugal's Algarve. It includes the destinations of Sagres and Salema. Salema is situated 5 km northeast of Zavial Battery.