Parque Urbano do Parchal
Parque Urbano do Parchal is a park in Estômbar e Parchal, Lagoa, Faro District. Parque Urbano do Parchal is situated nearby to the public building Centro de Convenções do Arade, as well as near the shopping center Deborla.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ferragudo halt and Fort of São João do Arade.
Ferragudo halt
Railway station
Photo: Ajpvalente, CC BY 3.0.
Ferragudo is a halt on the Algarve Line in the Lagoa municipality, Portugal. It was opened on 15 February 1903, under the name Portimão. After the construction and opening of the Portimão Railway Bridge and station, in 1922, the name was changed to Ferragudo. Ferragudo halt is situated 550 metres north of Parque Urbano do Parchal.
Fort of São João do Arade
Photo: Andrew Milligan sumo, CC BY 4.0.
The Fort of São João do Arade, sometimes referred to as the Castle of Arade, is a medieval fortification situated in the civil parish of Ferragudo in the Portuguese Algarve municipality of Lagoa. Fort of São João do Arade is situated 1½ km south of Parque Urbano do Parchal.
Praia da Angrinha
Beach
Praia da Angrinha is situated along the wide estuary of the Arade River, south of Ferragudo, in Lagoa Municipality, Portugal. Map location: Protected by the large moles extending out towards the Portimão shore opposite, the beach is long and enclosed by heights in the land, now much eroded by the elements.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Parchal and Ferragudo.
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.
Ferragudo
Town
Photo: Xuaxo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ferragudo is a Portuguese civil parish at the western border of the municipality of Lagoa. The population in 2011 was 1,973, in an area of 5.41 km2. Ferragudo serves mainly as a bedroom community for its much larger neighbour, the city of Portimão; its residents routinely travel across the Arade River to work in the neighboring municipality.
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.
Parque Urbano do Parchal
- Type: Park
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Estômbar e Parchal, Lagoa, Faro District, Algarve, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
37.13378° or 37° 8′ 2″ northLongitude
-8.51827° or 8° 31′ 6″ westOpen location code
8C9H4FMJ+GMOpenStreetMap ID
way 1531037107OpenStreetMap feature
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Centro de Convenções do Arade and Deborla.
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