Castle of Salir
The Castle of Salir is an Almohad fortress, located in the civil parish of the same name, 16 kilometres from the municipality seat of Loulé in the Portuguese Algarve.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Igreja Matriz de Salir.
Igreja Matriz de Salir
Church
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Igreja Matriz de Salir is a church, which is situated 380 metres southeast of Castle of Salir.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Querença, Tôr e Benafim and Querença.
Querença, Tôr e Benafim
Village
Querença, Tôr e Benafim is a civil parish in the municipality of Loulé, Portugal. It was formed in 2013 by the merger of the former parishes Querença, Tôr and Benafim. The population in 2011 was 2,713, in an area of 102.18 km². Querença, Tôr e Benafim is situated 7 km west of Castle of Salir.
Querença
Village
Photo: CTHOE, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Querença is a former civil parish in the municipality of Loulé, eastern Algarve, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Querença, Tôr e Benafim. Querença is situated 7 km southeast of Castle of Salir.
Barranco do Velho
Hamlet
Photo: Wilrooij, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Barranco do Velho is a hamlet, which is situated 10 km east of Castle of Salir.
Castle of Salir
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: building in Salir, Faro District, Portugal
- Categories: castle, cultural heritage, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Salir, Loulé, Faro District, Algarve, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
37.24289° or 37° 14′ 34″ northLongitude
-8.04653° or 8° 2′ 48″ westOpen location code
8C9H6XV3+59OpenStreetMap ID
way 772856616OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q15207902
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From French to Turkish—“Castle of Salir” goes by many names.
- French: “Château de Salir”
- Galician: “Castelo de Salir”
- German: “Schloss Salir”
- Portuguese: “Castelo de Salir”
- Russian: “Замок Салир”
- Spanish: “Castillo de Salir”
- Turkish: “Salir Kalesi”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Polo Museológico de Salir and Ermida do Pé da Cruz.
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