Buracas de Armês

Buracas de Armês is a nature reserve in Lisbon District, Portugal. Buracas de Armês is situated nearby to the hamlet Lameiras, as well as near Fervença.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Sintra Air Base and Museu do Ar.

Sintra Air Base

Aerodrome

Photo: Ricardo Reis, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Sintra Air Base, officially designated as Air Base No. 1, is a Portuguese Air Force base located in the Sintra Municipality, Portugal. The base is home to a flight training squadron and the Portuguese Air Force Academy.

Museu do Ar

Museum

Photo: Ricardo Reis, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Air Museum is an aviation museum of the Portuguese Air Force located at Sintra Air Base and with spaces at Ovar and Alverca.

Portuguese Air Force Academy

University

Photo: SoAres, Public domain.

The Portuguese Air Force Academy is a Portuguese military higher education institution whose aim is to provide all its students with the training and the experience that will enable them to graduate having gained the knowledge and the character qualities that are essential for leadership, and the motivation to become Portuguese Air Force officers.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sintra and Algueirão.

Sintra

Photo: Alvesgaspar, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Sintra is a town in Greater Lisbon, Estremadura, Portugal. Its spectacular setting, 28 km from Lisbon, houses a Royal Palace, used by generations of Portuguese royalty prior to the 1910 revolution.