Carrapateira
| Carrapateira | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
||||||
| Basic data | ||||||
| Region : | Algarve | |||||
| Sub-region : | Algarve | |||||
| District : | Faro | |||||
| Concelho : | Aljezur | |||||
| Freguesia : | Bordeira | |||||
| Coordinates : | 37 ° 11 ′ N , 8 ° 54 ′ W | |||||
Carrapateira is a village in the Bordeira municipality in southern Portugal . It is located in the Parque Natural do Sudoeste Alentejano e Costa Vicentina
.jpg)
history
Finds prove a settlement back to the Paleolithic .
The present place was built in the 12th century during the Reconquista .
In 1673 a fortress was built here, which served to defend the coast against the Moorish pirates from what is now Morocco . Whaling was later operated from here .
The independent municipality of Carrapateira was dissolved in 1848 and incorporated into the municipality of Bordeira.
Culture and sights
Praia do Amado beach is part of Carrapateira and is very popular with surfers and bodyboarders .
The Maritime and Local History Museum Museu do Mar e da Terra on Rua do Pescador in Carrapateira opened in 2008.
The Carrapateira primary school is also a listed building .
A Portuguese circular hiking trail leads through Carrapateira. It is part of the Fisherman's Trail , one of the most famous trails in the network of trails in the Vicentine Coast Natural Park .
Bird watching is possible in and around Carrapateira .
administration
Carrapateira is one of seven localities of the municipality ( Freguesia ) Bordeira in the district ( concelho ) of Aljezur in the district of Faro .
Web links
- Information about Carrapateira on the German website www.algarve-pur.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b page on the history of Bordeira ( memento of the original from October 13, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on the Bordeira Municipal Council website (Portuguese), accessed December 9, 2016
- ↑ a b c “Surfers are living their dream in the south of Portugal” , article in the newspaper Die Welt on June 22, 2011, accessed on December 9, 2016
- ^ Entry of the Museu do Mar e da Terra in the Portuguese list of monuments SIPA, accessed on December 9, 2016
- ↑ Entry of the Escola Primária da Carrapateira in the Portuguese list of monuments SIPA, accessed on December 9, 2016
- ↑ Entry on Carrapateira on the bird watching website www.avesdeportugal.info, accessed on December 9, 2016
