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Alcantarilha Destination Guide

Explore Alcantarilha in Portugal

Alcantarilha in the region of Faro is a town in Portugal - some 118 mi or ( 189 km ) South of Lisbon , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Alcantarilha

Current time in Alcantarilha is now 05:34 PM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Lisbon " with a UTC offset of 0 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Silves, Seixosas, Sao Lourenco, Sao Bartolomeu de Messines, and Monte Raposo. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Silves . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Alcantarilha ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

DAVID LAMY - CAVES TRIP IN ALGARVE

5:01 min by TÓ NETO Neto
Views: 8506 Rating: 4.89

A FANTASTIC TRIP TO THE AMAZING CAVES IN LAGOA ALGARVE BY DAVID LAMY ..

The Algarve June 2007

6:54 min by Martin James
Views: 6010 Rating: 5.00

Martin & Helen James from Narberth on short holiday in the Algarve June 2007. ..


Godspeed! Nossa Senhora da Rocha, Portugal

4:50 min by Roderick Vonhögen
Views: 3219 Rating: 5.00

In this episode, Fr. Roderick looks for the virgin Mary in the middle of all the sunbathing people on Portugal's beaches. Download high-quality versions of these videos for free by subscribing to the ..

Armaçao de Pera, Portugal / Algarve

2:53 min by Hobby4547
Views: 2775 Rating: 5.00

Wandeling over de rotsen naar Armaçao de Pera, Algarve (Walking on the rocks to Armaçao de Pera) ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Pêra (Silves)

Pêra is a Portuguese parish in the municipality of Silves. The village is 12.5 kilometres south east of Silves and is 261 kilometres south south east of Lisbon. The village used to be called Pêra de Cima or Upper Pêra to distinguish it from the present Armação de Pêra, which was then named Pêra de Baixo (Lower Pêra).

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 37.12 -8.34 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Freguesia of the Algarve, Parishes of Silves, Villages in Portugal, Villages in the Algarve

International Sand Sculpture Festival

Described as the largest sand sculpture event in the world, the International Sand Sculpture Festival or Festival Internacional de Escultura em Areia (FIESA) has been held in Pêra, Algarve, Portugal annually since 2003. The site at {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:37.1289|N|8.3310|W|region:PT|||| |primary |name= }} occupies 15,000 square metres . Each year about 60 artists use 35000 tons of sand to create 50 works of art.

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Located at 37.13 -8.33 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: 2003 establishments in Portugal, Art festivals, Arts in Portugal, Outdoor sculptures, Sculpture techniques, Visitor attractions in Portugal

Armação de Pêra

Armação de Pêra is a Portuguese parish in the municipality of Silves. 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. The village of Armação de Pêra is, today, a popular tourist center with fine beaches, hotels, cafés and restaurants. The village is on a broad bay that stretches from Pont da Galé to Senhora da Rocha.

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Located at 37.10 -8.37 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Freguesia of the Algarve, Seaside resorts in Portugal, Villages in Portugal, Villages in the Algarve

Guia (Albufeira)

Guia is a Portuguese parish in the municipality of Albufeira. It has a population of 3,630 (as of 2001) and an area of 18.45 km². It is approximately 5 km from the coast. The nearest beaches are Laurenco and Gale. It is famous for its numerous chicken piri-piri restaurants, and is known locally as "The Capital of Chicken". The very first chicken piri-piri was supposedly grilled here in 1974 by José Carlos Ramires whose eponymous restaurant is still open today.

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Located at 37.13 -8.30 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Parishes of Albufeira

Porches (Lagoa)

Porches is a civil parish/freguesia in the municipality/concelho of Lagoa (Algarve) in Portugal, about 10 km east of the city of Lagoa. It is 15.57 km² in area, with 1,901 inhabitants (2001); its population density is 122.1 persons/km². It was elevated to the status of a town on July 12, 2001.

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Located at 37.13 -8.40 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Lagoa (Algarve), Parishes of Lagoa (Algarve), Towns in Portugal

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