Praia das Fontaínhas
Praia das Fontaínhas is a beach in Porches, Lagoa, Faro District. Praia das Fontaínhas is situated nearby to the beach Praia da Morena, as well as near Praia do Pontal.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Albandeira Beach and Praia Nova.
Praia Nova
Beach
Praia Nova is a small beach near Praia da Senhora da Rocha on the Atlantic coast of the civil parish/freguesia of Porches in the municipality/concelho of Lagoa in Portugal. Praia Nova is situated 780 metres northeast of Praia das Fontaínhas.
Fort of Nossa Senhora da Rocha
Protected area
Photo: Rsantus, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Fort of Nossa Senhora da Rocha is a medieval castle situated in the civil parish of Porches, in the municipality of Lagoa in Portuguese Algarve. Inside the fort is the Chapel of Nossa Senhora da Rocha, of uncertain date. Fort of Nossa Senhora da Rocha is situated 1 km northeast of Praia das Fontaínhas.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Armação de Pêra and Porches.
Armação de Pêra
Town
Photo: Tanchapt, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Armação de Pêra is a town and Portuguese parish in the municipality of Silves. The population in 2011 was 4,867, in an area of 7.99 km2. The village used to be called Pêra de Baixo or Lower Pêra to distinguish it from the present Pêra, which was then named Pêra de Cima or Upper Pêra. Armação de Pêra is situated 3 km northeast of Praia das Fontaínhas.
Porches
Town
Porches is a civil parish/freguesia in the municipality of Lagoa in Portugal, about 10 km east of the city of Lagoa. The population in 2011 was 2,011, in an area of 15.64 km2. It was elevated to the status of a town on July 12, 2001. Porches is situated 3½ km north of Praia das Fontaínhas.
Alcantarilha
Town
Photo: Lacobrigo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Alcantarilha is a former civil parish in the municipality of Silves, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Alcantarilha e Pêra. With an area of 19.54 square kilometres the population of 2347 inhabitants is dispersed throughout the territory. Alcantarilha is situated 6 km northeast of Praia das Fontaínhas.
Praia das Fontaínhas
- Type: Beach
- Category: landform
- Location: Porches, Lagoa, Faro District, Algarve, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
37.09201° or 37° 5′ 31″ northLongitude
-8.3956° or 8° 23′ 44″ westOpen location code
8C9H3JR3+RQOpenStreetMap ID
way 160455815OpenStreetMap feature
natural=beach
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