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Praia Grande (Big Beach) is a beach situated in the civil parish of Ferragudo, municipality of Lagoa, the Portuguese Algarve. One of many beaches to obtain the name Praia Grande , this coastal zone is located on the eastern back of Rio Arade estuary , south of the town of Ferragudo. [ 1 ]
Its location belies its status as a rural fortification, located on a hillock, overlooking the left margin of the Portimão estuary, isolated on a vast wooded property. [1] [4] Situated in a dominant position at the mouth of the Arade River, the elevated site divides two beaches: the Praia da Angrinha and the Praia Grande.
Ferragudo is a Portuguese civil parish at the western border of the municipality of Lagoa.The population in 2011 was 1,973, [1] in an area of 5.41 km 2. [2] Ferragudo serves mainly as a bedroom community for its much larger neighbour, the city of Portimão; its residents routinely travel across the Arade River to work in the neighboring municipality.
Praia da Angrinha (English: Angrinha Beach) is situated along the wide estuary of the Arade River, south of Ferragudo, in Lagoa Municipality, Portugal. Map location: 37°07′12″N 8°31′20″W / 37.12000°N 8.52222°W / 37.12000; -8
Towards Lagos, the stations of Algoz, Ferragudo and Lagos were opened on 10 October 1889, [4] 15 February 1903 [9] and 30 July 1922. [10] The Vila Real de Santo António – Guadiana station was opened in the 1940's and closed in 1998. Trains now finish their journey at the 'town' station some 1km short of the river and ferry. [8]
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Situated in the urban context of Portimão, on the extreme eastern portion of the Praia da Rocha, it is accessible by a staircase implanted into the cliffs.This fort defended the local settlements and the estuary of the Arade River, in conjunction with the Fort of São João do Arade on the opposite bank of the river in Ferragudo.
The modernist-style lighthouse in Póvoa de Varzim, known as the Farol de Regufe. The tallest lighthouse in Portugal, the Farol de Praia da Barra is situated on the coast of Gafanha da Nazaré The original Farol de Cabo Carvoeiro was found inadequate in 1881, and was reconstructed starting in 1886