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.
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
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.
Budens
Village
Photo: Frank Jahnholz, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Budens is a village, which is situated 6 km northeast of Zavial Battery.
Zavial Battery
- Categories: coastal battery, cultural heritage, fort, building, archaeological site, and historic site
- Location: Vila do Bispo e Raposeira, Vila do Bispo, Faro District, Algarve, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
37.04466° or 37° 2′ 41″ northLongitude
-8.87583° or 8° 52′ 33″ westOpen location code
8C9H24VF+VMOpenStreetMap ID
way 1096370893OpenStreetMap feature
building=ruinsOpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q9651697
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In Other Languages
From German to Spanish—“Zavial Battery” goes by many names.
- German: “Bateria do Zavial”
- Portuguese: “Bataria do Azavial”
- Portuguese: “Bataria do Zavial”
- Portuguese: “Bateria do Azavial”
- Portuguese: “Bateria do Zavial”
- Portuguese: “Forte de Santo Inácio do Zavial”
- Portuguese: “Forte do Zavial”
- Portuguese: “Forte e Bateria do Azavial”
- Portuguese: “Forte e Bateria do Zavial”
- Spanish: “Batería del Zavial”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Praia do Zavial and Concheiro da Praia do Zavial.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as O Sebastião - Ingrina and Restaurante Zavial.
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