Casa das Figuras
Casa das Figuras is a building in União das freguesias de Faro (Sé e São Pedro), Faro. Casa das Figuras is situated nearby to the building Horta do Ourives, as well as near the park Parque de Lazer.Photo: PauloMoreira, Public domain.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Teatro das Figuras and Horta do Ourives.
Teatro das Figuras
Theater building
Photo: PauloMoreira, Public domain.
Teatro das Figuras is a theater building, which is situated 140 metres southeast of Casa das Figuras.
Faro railway station
Railway station
Photo: Ajpvalente, CC BY 3.0.
Faro station is the main railway station in the city of Faro, Portugal, operated by Comboios de Portugal. It opened on 1 July 1889. The line to the north-west is electrified, using overhead catenary. Faro railway station is situated 1 km southeast of Casa das Figuras.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pechão and Santa Bárbara de Nexe.
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 7 km northeast of Casa das Figuras.
Santa Bárbara de Nexe
Village
Santa Bárbara de Nexe is a village and civil parish in the Portuguese municipality of Faro on the southern Algarve region. The population in 2011 was 4,116, in an area of 38.22 km². It is located a few kilometers from both the cities of Loulé and Faro. Santa Bárbara de Nexe is situated 9 km north of Casa das Figuras.
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.
Casa das Figuras
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: building in Faro, Faro District, Portugal
- Categories: granary, cultural heritage, building, and tourism
- Location: União das freguesias de Faro (Sé e São Pedro), Faro, Faro District, Algarve, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
37.02612° or 37° 1′ 34″ northLongitude
-7.94534° or 7° 56′ 43″ westOpen location code
8C9J23G3+CVOpenStreetMap ID
way 130590918OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q9698240
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In Other Languages
“Casa das Figuras” goes by many names.
- Portuguese: “Casa das Figuras”
- Portuguese: “Edifício da Orquestra do Algarve”
- Portuguese: “Fachada setecentista de um edifício situado à entrada de Faro (estrada Lagos-Faro) conhecido por «Casa das Figuras»”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Parque de Lazer and Element.
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