Alvor halt
Alvor is a closed halt on the Algarve line in the Portimão municipality, Portugal. The section of the line from Portimão to Lagos opened on the 30th of July 1922.Photo: Ajpvalente, CC BY 3.0.
- Type: Railway station
- Description: railway halt in Portugal
- Also known as: “Alvor Halt” and “Antigo Apeadeiro de Alvor”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Portimão Airport and Roman ruins of Quinta da Abicada.
Portimão Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: Redalert2fan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Portimão Airport is a small airport in Montes de Alvor, near the city of Portimão in Algarve, Portugal. The airport has one single short asphalt runway in the 11/29 direction and is mainly used by general aviation, with parachuting being common from the airfield.
Roman ruins of Quinta da Abicada
Nature reserve
Photo: Bextrel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Abicada is the name of Roman ruins in Mexilhoeira Grande, to the north of the civil parish of Alvor, municipality of Portimão, in Algarve region, Portugal. Roman ruins of Quinta da Abicada is situated 3 km west of Alvor halt.
Estádio Municipal de Portimão
Pitch
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Estádio Municipal de Portimão is the current stadium of Portimonense S.C. It is located in the centre of Portimão in the Algarve, Portugal and was opened in 1937 for local football club Portimonense S.C. Estádio Municipal de Portimão is situated 3½ km southeast of Alvor halt.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Portimão and Mexilhoeira Grande.
Portimão
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Portimão is the second biggest city in the Algarve, Portugal, and famous for its fresh fish restaurants, grilled sardines being the most famous dish. It's very close to one of the most well known beaches in the Algarve, Praia da Rocha, and there are numerous others nearby.
Mexilhoeira Grande
Town
Photo: Bextrel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mexilhoeira Grande is a civil parish in the municipality of Portimão in the southern Portuguese region of the Algarve. The population in 2011 was 4,029, in an area of 91.15 km². Mexilhoeira Grande is situated 4½ km west of Alvor halt.
Parchal
Town
Photo: Pacanherros, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Parchal is a town and a former civil parish in the municipality of Lagoa, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Estômbar e Parchal. The population in 2011 was 4,019, in an area of 3.86 km2. Parchal is situated 4½ km southeast of Alvor halt.
Alvor halt
- Categories: building and transportation
- Location: Alvor, Portimão Municipality, Faro District, Algarve, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
37.15924° or 37° 9′ 33″ northLongitude
-8.56265° or 8° 33′ 46″ westOpen location code
8C9H5C5P+MWOpenStreetMap ID
way 1316357638OpenStreetMap feature
building=train_stationWikidata ID
Q8202336
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Spanish—“Alvor halt” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “halte Alvor”
- French: “Alvor”
- Portuguese: “Apeadeiro de Alvor”
- Spanish: “Apeadero de Alvor”
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