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Cacela Velha Fortress2 , a village also located in the same civil parish.
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Cacela may refer to: * Vila Nova de Cacela, a civil parish of the municipality of Vila Real de Santo António, Algarve, Portugal. * Cacela Island, a peninsula located in the same civil parish. * Cacela Velha Cacela Velha (meaning "Old Cacela" in Portuguese language, Portuguese) is a village located in the civil parish of Vila Nova de Cacela, List of Portuguese municipalities, municipality of Vila Real de Santo António Municipality, Vila Real de Santo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vila Nova De Cacela
Vila Nova de Cacela, or simply Cacela, is a town and Civil parish in the municipality of Vila Real de Santo António, the southeasternmost of the Algarve, Portugal. The population in 2011 was 3,902, in an area of 46.03 km². Cacela is an exclave of the municipality of Vila Real de Santo António, one of only three in Portugal to have exclaves. A lagoon and popular beaches exist by the coast of this civil parish. It is also the site of the eighteenth-century Fortaleza de Cacela The Fortress of Cacela ( pt, Fortaleza de Cacela also known as Fort Cavaleiros de Santiago ( pt, Fortaleza dos Cavaleiros de Santiago is a fortress in the civil parish of Vila Nova de Cacela, municipality of Vila Real de Santo António, in the .... References Freguesias of Vila Real de Santo António Towns in Portugal {{Faro-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cacela Island
Cacela Island is a sandy barrier island at the mouth of the Ria Formosa in the Algarve region of mainland Portugal. It was part of a peninsula A peninsula (; ) is a landform that extends from a mainland and is surrounded by water on most, but not all of its borders. A peninsula is also sometimes defined as a piece of land bordered by water on three of its sides. Peninsulas exist on all ... up to the autumn of 2010, when as a result of storm action, the sea cut the peninsula and turned its westernmost part into an island. Access to the island's beach is made either by wading or boat. The island's beach is known as Praia da Fábrica, or "Factory Site Beach". The former peninsula was in length and its width was . Both the island and the remaining part of the peninsula are located in the civil parish of Vila Nova de Cacela, which in turn is a part of the municipality of Vila Real de Santo António. The island is in the Ria Formosa Natural Park. References Islands ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
