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Montes Grandes Destination Guide

Discover Montes Grandes in Portugal

Montes Grandes in the region of Faro is a place located in Portugal - some 114 mi or ( 183 km ) South of Lisbon , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Montes Grandes

Local time in Montes Grandes is now 06:08 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Lisbon " with a UTC offset of 0 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Sao Bartolomeu de Messines, Praia da Rocha, Portimao, Poco Fundo, and Poco Barreto. When in this area, you might want to check out Sao Bartolomeu de Messines . We discovered some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Montes Grandes ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Silves Portugal (HD)

5:22 min by Carlos Pais
Views: 5297 Rating: 5.00

SILVES, The town of Silves, in the south of Portugal, Algarve, stands on a fertile valley of orange groves and is dominated by its castle dating mainly from the time of the moors. The Castle towers of ..

Godspeed! Silves, Portugal

5:56 min by Roderick Vonhögen
Views: 4218 Rating: 4.94

In this episode of Godspeed, Fr. Roderick explores the cathedral and the imposing 8th century Moorish Castle, the 'Castelo dos Mouros', of the city of Silves in the Algarve, southern Portugal. Downloa ..


Surf Algarve 13.01.11

6:23 min by omundoemeu
Views: 2050 Rating: 5.00

o original é com dire straits mas o youtube nao deixou. ..

Silves, October 2008

4:03 min by Gareth Williams
Views: 1946 Rating: 5.00

Pictures of Silves, October 2008 ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Silves Cathedral

Silves Cathedral (Portuguese: Sé Catedral de Silves) in the city of Silves, in the Algarve region of southern Portugal, was mostly built in the 15th century and is considered the main Gothic monument in the Algarve.

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Located at 37.19 -8.44 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Cathedrals in Portugal, Gothic architecture in Portugal, Roman Catholic cathedrals in Portugal

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 6 km away
Tags: Lagoa (Algarve), Parishes of Lagoa (Algarve), Towns in Portugal

Lagoa (parish)

Lagoa is a Portuguese civil parish/freguesia at the center of the municipality/concelho of Lagoa, 25.67 km² in area, with 6,059 inhabitants (2001 census). The population density is 236.0 inhabitants per km². The offices of the freguesia are in part of the Convento de São José.

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Located at 37.13 -8.45 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Lagoa (Algarve), Parishes of Portugal, Towns in Portugal

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).

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Located at 37.12 -8.34 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 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 8 km away
Tags: 2003 establishments in Portugal, Art festivals, Arts in Portugal, Outdoor sculptures, Sculpture techniques, Visitor attractions in Portugal