Torre de Menagem
Torre de Menagem is a tower in Silves, Faro District. Torre de Menagem is situated nearby to the square Praça de Armas, as well as near the reservoir Cisterna.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Silves Cathedral and Igreja da Misericórdia de Silves.
Silves Cathedral
Church
Photo: Husond, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Silves Cathedral is a former cathedral in the city of Silves, in the Algarve region of southern Portugal. A mosque, built during the Moorish rule of the Iberian Peninsula, was originally located in its current place, and was later mostly restructured and converted into a Catholic cathedral after the Reconquista. Silves Cathedral is situated 200 metres southwest of Torre de Menagem.
Igreja da Misericórdia de Silves
Church
Photo: Matthias Süßen, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Igreja da Misericórdia de Silves is a church, which is situated 220 metres southwest of Torre de Menagem.
Pelourinho de Silves
Photo: Lusitana, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pelourinho de Silves is situated 370 metres southwest of Torre de Menagem.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Estômbar and Porches.
Estômbar
Town
Estômbar is a town in the civil parish of Estômbar e Parchal, in the municipality of Lagoa, Portugal. The population in 2011 was 4,985, in an area of 24.21 km2. Estômbar is situated 7 km southwest of Torre de Menagem.
Porches
Town
Porches is a civil parish/freguesia in the municipality of Lagoa in Portugal, about 10 km east of the city of Lagoa. The population in 2011 was 2,011, in an area of 15.64 km2. It was elevated to the status of a town on July 12, 2001. Porches is situated 8 km southeast of Torre de Menagem.
Parchal
Town
Photo: Pacanherros, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Parchal is a town and a former civil parish in the municipality of Lagoa, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Estômbar e Parchal. The population in 2011 was 4,019, in an area of 3.86 km2. Parchal is situated 9 km southwest of Torre de Menagem.
Torre de Menagem
- Type: Tower
- Categories: building and historic site
- Location: Silves, Faro District, Algarve, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.19165° or 37° 11′ 30″ northLongitude
-8.43755° or 8° 26′ 15″ westOpen location code
8C9H5HR6+MXOpenStreetMap ID
way 810164989OpenStreetMap feature
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