Praia das Fontes
Praia das Fontes is a shingle beach in Gaula, Santa Cruz Municipality, Madeira. Praia das Fontes is situated nearby to the reservoir Poço de Rega de São João, as well as near the bridge Viaduto km 29,6.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Forte de São Fernando and Igreja de São Salvador.
Forte de São Fernando
Castle
Igreja de São Salvador
Church
Photo: DarwIn, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Igreja de São Salvador is a church, which is situated 2 km northeast of Praia das Fontes.
Edifício da Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Santa Cruz
Social service facility
Photo: DarwIn, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Edifício da Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Santa Cruz is a social service facility, which is situated 2 km northeast of Praia das Fontes.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gaula and Camacha.
Gaula
Village
Photo: Andretviveiros, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Gaula is a Portuguese civil parish, in the municipality of Santa Cruz in the island of Madeira. The population in 2011 was 4,028, in an area of 6.95 km2. It is located 7 kilometres northeast of the island capital of Funchal.
Camacha
Town
Camacha is a parish in the municipality of Santa Cruz, on the southeastern part of Madeira Island. It is situated in the mountainous interior of the island, 3 km north of Caniço, 7 km northeast of Funchal and 6 km west of Santa Cruz. Camacha is situated 4 km west of Praia das Fontes.
Água de Pena
Village
Photo: Jarvin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Água de Pena is a civil parish in the municipality of Machico on the south-east coast of the Portuguese island of Madeira. The population in 2011 was 2,434, in an area of 5.15 km². Água de Pena is situated 5 km northeast of Praia das Fontes.
Praia das Fontes
- Type: Shingle beach
- Category: landform
- Location: Gaula, Santa Cruz Municipality, Madeira, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
32.67417° or 32° 40′ 27″ northLongitude
-16.8014° or 16° 48′ 5″ westOpen location code
8C45M5FX+MCOpenStreetMap ID
way 262550444OpenStreetMap feature
natural=shingle
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