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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 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]
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The Ponta do Altar Lighthouse (Farol da Ponta do Altar) is located in the Ferragudo parish of the Lagoa municipality in the Faro District of Portugal. [1] [2] The lighthouse, of unusual design, consists of a small square turret attached to a one-story caretaker's house. It supports a red lantern on its terrace.
The first fortification on the site consisted of a watch tower erected in the reign of King John II of Portugal. Later, following the settlement of Ferragudo (around 1520), it is believed that the castle was encircled by a defensive wall (built on the rudimentary walls of the older walls): giving rise to its original name Castle of Arade.
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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
Cabanas Velhas beach near Lagos, Portugal, Algarve; Duna Alta beach near Oporto; Ilha de Tavira in Algarve [485] Praia da Adiça [ae] Costa da Caparica [486] [485] Praia da Afurada, Ferragudo [485] Praia da Barreta Faro Algarve [487] Praia da Bela Vista near Lisbon [488] Praia da Bordeira in Carrapateira (full nudity is acceptable beyond the ...