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Carvoeiro is a town and a former civil parish in the municipality of Lagoa, Algarve, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Lagoa e Carvoeiro . [ 1 ] The population in 2011 was 2,721, [ 2 ] in an area of 11.66 km². [ 3 ]
Cabo Carvoeiro (Cape Carvoeiro) is cape which lies on the Atlantic coast, along the westernmost point of the Peniche Peninsula, in the civil parish of Peniche and the Oeste region.
Carvoeiro, a civil parish/freguesia in the concelho of Viana do Castelo, Portugal; Cabo Carvoeiro (Cape Carvoeiro), on the Atlantic Ocean, in the concelho of Peniche, Portugal (west coast) Cabo Carvoeiro (Cape Carvoeiro), on the Atlantic Ocean, in the concelho of Lagoa (Algarve), Portugal (south coast) Other: the legume tree Tachigali ...
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Lagoa e Carvoeiro is a civil parish in the municipality of Lagoa, Portugal. It was formed in 2013 by the merger of the former parishes Lagoa and Carvoeiro. [1] The population in 2011 was 9,987, [2] in an area of 39.13 km². [3] The offices of the freguesia are in part of the Convent of Saint Joseph.
On 1 February 1758, the lighthouse was ordered constructed by regal charter. [1] Cabo Carvoeiro is a prominent cape along the southern Portuguese coast, with a coastal beacon operating for four centuries from the promontory, first from the chapel of Nossa Senhora de Vitória (before it was demolished).
In 1670, construction began on the fortress of Carvoeiro (alternately Our Lady of the Incarnation) under the orders of the Algarvean Governor Nuno de Mendoça, Count of Vale dos Reis. [1] It was completed during the tenure of his successor, the Count of Pontevel, Nuno da Cunha de Ataíde, in 1675.
Barroselas e Carvoeiro is a civil parish in the municipality of Viana do Castelo, Portugal. It was formed in 2013 by the merger of the former parishes Barroselas and Carvoeiro. [ 1 ] The population in 2011 was 5,031, [ 2 ] in an area of 18.68 km².