Fortaleza da Arrifana

Fortaleza da Arrifana is an archaeological site in Aljezur, Faro District. Fortaleza da Arrifana is situated near the beach Praia da Arrifana, as well as near Praia da Pedra da Agulha.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Praia da Arrifana and Ribat of Arrifana.

Praia da Arrifana

Beach

Photo: Sacavem, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Praia da Arrifana is a beach within the Municipality of Aljezur, in the Algarve, Portugal. The beach is on the western Seaboard in the north west of the Algarve.

Ribat of Arrifana

Nature reserve

Photo: Bextrel, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Ribat of Arrifana is the archeological site of the remains of a Muslim fortification situated in Arrifana, Aljezur municipality, in the Faro District of the Algarve region, Portugal. Ribat of Arrifana is situated 2½ km north of Fortaleza da Arrifana.

Praia do Canal

Beach

Praia do Canal is a beach within the Municipality of Aljezur, in the Algarve, Portugal. The beach is on the western Seaboard in the north west of the Algarve. Praia do Canal is situated 3 km southeast of Fortaleza da Arrifana.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Arrifana.

Arrifana

Hamlet

Photo: Aleksandr Zykov, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Arrifana is a small parish and fishing village in the Faro District's Aljezur Municipality in the Barlavento Algarvio region of Portugal. It is situated near the border between the Aljezur and Alentejo regions on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean and is within the Costa Vicentina park.

Fortaleza da Arrifana

Type: Archaeological site
Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Aljezur, Faro District, Algarve, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude

37.29633° or 37° 17′ 47″ north

Longitude

-8.8741° or 8° 52′ 27″ west

Open location code

8C9H74WG+G9

OpenStreetMap ID

way 492878625

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Praia da Pedra da Agulha and Ponta da Atalaia.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: O Paulo and Arrecadações de Pescadores da Arrifana e Edifício Social.

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