Torre Velha

Torre Velha is a tower in Albufeira e Olhos de Água, Albufeira, Faro District. Torre Velha is situated nearby to the pitch Volley Ball, as well as near Gaiola.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Praia do Castelo and Praia da Coelha.

Praia do Castelo

Beach

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Praia do Castelo is a beach close to the village resort of Sesmarias which is within the Municipality of Albufeira, in the Algarve, Portugal. This beach is located 4.0 miles by road to the west of Albufeira old town centre and is 31.9 miles west of the regions capital of Faro. Praia do Castelo is situated 460 metres south of Torre Velha.

Praia da Coelha

Beach

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Praia da Coelha is a beach close to the village resort of Sesmarias which is within the Municipality of Albufeira, in the Algarve, Portugal. This beach is located 3.9 miles by road to the west of Albufeira old town centre and is 31.5 miles west of the region's capital, Faro.

Praia do Evaristo

Beach

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Praia do Evaristo is a beach within the Municipality of Albufeira, in the Algarve, Portugal. The beach is 3.8 miles west of the town of Albufeira and is 31.3 miles west of the regions capital of Faro.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Guia and Armação de Pêra.

Guia

Village

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Guia is a town and civil parish in the Portuguese municipality of Albufeira in the Algarve, 5 kilometres from the coast. The population in 2011 was 4,376, in an area of 26.80 km². Guia is situated 6 km north of Torre Velha.

Armação de Pêra

Town

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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 7 km northwest of Torre Velha.

Alcantarilha

Town

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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 7 km northwest of Torre Velha.

Torre Velha

Type: Tower
Categories: building, archaeological site, and historic site
Location: Albufeira e Olhos de Água, Albufeira, Faro District, Algarve, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude

37.07715° or 37° 4′ 38″ north

Longitude

-8.29764° or 8° 17′ 52″ west

Inception

16th century

Open location code

8C9H3PG2+VW

OpenStreetMap ID

way 746620418

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

OpenStreetMap feature

man_made=tower

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