ALCANTARILHA
37º 7' 36'' N; 8º 20' 45'' W
It was dissolved and added to the parish of Pêra, creating the Union of the parishes of Alcantarilha and Pêra.
Alcantarilha derives from the Arabic, Al-kantar (the bridge).
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PÊRA (SILVES)
37° 7' 22.8" N; 8° 20' 20.4" W
Pêra is a Portuguese village that was the seat of the extinct Parish of Pêra in the Municipality of Silves, a parish that had an area of 20.26 km² and 2,432 inhabitants (2011), resulting in a population density of 120 inhabitants/km².
The Parish of Pêra was extinguished and added to the parish of Alcantarilha, thus forming the Union of the parishes of Alcantarilha and Pêra.
The village is 12.5 kilometers (7.8 mi) southeast of Silves and is 261 kilometers (162 mi) south southeast 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).
Description
Pêra is located a little south of the N125 coast road and is linked to Albufeira by the old municipal road Estr EN526. Pêra has benefited from the road by-pass built several years back which diverted most of the traffic away from the village which often brought it to a standstill. The narrow streets of the village were only ever intended to accommodate pedestrians and horse-drawn vehicles.
The International Sand Sculpture Festival (FIESA) is held annually in the parish.
The parish of Pêra has within its boundaries the villages of
Arroteies
Benagaia
Fonte Negra
Louriga
Mesquita
Monte Raposo
Relvas
Rogel
São Lourenço
Sentieiras
Torrinha
Vale de Margem
Vales
Parish Church
The patron of the village is the Divine Holy Ghost. Pêra main parish church was built in the 18th century and has a single nave and a simple apse. The highlight of the church is the altarpiece with a pyramid-shaped throne in the Baroque style which is located at the end of the chancel. Also from the Baroque period are the side altarpiece, as well as those in the Chapels of Nossa Senhora do Rosário (Our Lady of the Rosary) and Sagrado Coracão de Jesus (Sacred Heart of Jesus). Both these chapels have statues which date from the 18th century. The church also possesses interesting figurative tiles in the chancel which depict the four evangelists, Matthew, Mark, Luke and John.
Nature Reserve
2 kilometers (1.2 mi) from the village to the southeast, close to the beach, there are some marshes by the name of the Lagoa dos Salgados. The salt marshes are a refuge for many varieties of waterfowl and have a rich abundance of vegetation.
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