Capitania do Porto de Faro

Capitania do Porto de Faro is a police station in União das freguesias de Faro (Sé e São Pedro), Faro which is located on Rua da Comunidade Lusíada. Capitania do Porto de Faro is situated nearby to Museu Marítimo Almirante Ramalho Ortigão, as well as near the bus station Terminal Rodoviário de Faro.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Faro railway station and Faro Cathedral.

Faro railway station

Railway station

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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 290 metres northwest of Capitania do Porto de Faro.

Faro Cathedral

Church

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Faro Cathedral is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Faro, Portugal. The cathedral was consecrated in the name of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the late 13th century by the Archbishop of Braga. Faro Cathedral is situated 440 metres southeast of Capitania do Porto de Faro.

Câmara Municipal de Faro

Town hall

Photo: Nol Aders, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Câmara Municipal de Faro is a town hall, which is situated 400 metres southeast of Capitania do Porto de Faro.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pechão and Olhão.

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 Capitania do Porto de Faro.

Olhão

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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.

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 10 km north of Capitania do Porto de Faro.

Capitania do Porto de Faro

Type: Police station
Address: Rua da Comunidade Lusíada, Faro, 8000-253
Category: building
Location: União das freguesias de Faro (Sé e São Pedro), Faro, Faro District, Algarve, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude

37.01653° or 37° 0′ 60″ north

Longitude

-7.93764° or 7° 56′ 16″ west

Levels

Open location code

8C9J2386+JW

OpenStreetMap ID

way 156546754

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=police

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

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