Sapa de Venta Moinhos

Sapa de Venta Moinhos is in Castro Marim, Faro District. Sapa de Venta Moinhos is situated near the hamlet Quinta do Sobral, as well as near Sapal Chão.

Places of Interest

Highlights: Fort São Sebastião and Praia Verde Airstrip.

Fort São Sebastião

Photo: Heuschrecke, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Fort São Sebastião of Castro Marim is located in the village, parish and municipality of Castro Marim, in the District of Faro, in Portugal. The fort is located to the south of Monte do Castelo, in Serra do Cabeço, where there was originally a hermitage under the invocation of Saint Sebastian, demolished during the fortification works.

Praia Verde Airstrip

Aerodrome

Praia Verde Airstrip is a coastal airstrip in Castro Marim Municipality, Portugal, near the border with Spain. The airstrip appears abandoned. Google Earth 2006 historical imagery shows a maintained, unpaved runway in use.

Câmara Municipal de Castro Marim

Town hall

Photo: Jose A., CC BY 2.0.

Câmara Municipal de Castro Marim is a town hall.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vila Real de Santo António and Ayamonte.

Vila Real de Santo António

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Vila Real de Santo António is a city in the Algarve region of Portugal, on the eastern bank of the River Guadiana which across from Spain.

Ayamonte

Town

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Ayamonte is a town and municipality of Spain belonging to the province of Huelva, Andalusia. It is located near the border with Portugal on the mouth of the Guadiana River.

Monte Gordo

Town

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Monte Gordo is a town and a freguesia of the municipality of Vila Real de Santo António, in the southeastern corner of Algarve, Portugal. The population in 2011 was 3,308, in an area of 4.22 km.

Sapa de Venta Moinhos

Type: Wetland
Category: body of water
Location: Castro Marim, Faro District, Algarve, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude

37.2063° or 37° 12′ 23″ north

Longitude

-7.4661° or 7° 27′ 58″ west

Open location code

8C9J6G4M+GH

OpenStreetMap ID

way 638021896

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=wetland

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Quinta do Sobral and Sapal Chão.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Esteiro da Lezíria and Apeadeiro de Castro Marim.

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