Mina de Algares

Mina de Algares is a quarry in Portel Municipality, Évora District. Mina de Algares is situated near the chapel Ermida de São Lourenço, as well as near the town Portel.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Portel and Santana.

Portel

Town

Photo: Lacobrigo, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Portel, officially the Town of Portel, is a municipality in the District of Évora in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 6,428, in an area of 601.01 km2. Portel is situated 4 km northeast of Mina de Algares.

Santana

Village

Photo: André Filipe Rendeiro, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Santana is a village, which is situated 7 km west of Mina de Algares.

Alcaria

Hamlet

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Alcaria is a hamlet, which is situated 8 km south of Mina de Algares.

Mina de Algares

Type: Quarry
Category: industry
Location: Portel Municipality, Évora District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude

38.27732° or 38° 16′ 38″ north

Longitude

-7.72533° or 7° 43′ 31″ west

Open location code

8CCJ77GF+WV

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=quarry

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Mina de Algares and Ermida de São Lourenço.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Quintinha and Provença.

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