Monchique is a mountain town in the Serra de Monchique, with 5 462 inhabitants across 395 km², known for its thermal springs, its monuments and its natural areas.
The Serra de Monchique, known locally as the "Garden of the Algarve", rises to 902 metres at Fóia, the highest point of the Algarve.
Monuments in Monchique
Igreja Matriz de Monchique : 16th-century church with a Manueline portal carved with plant motifs and a small museum of religious objects.Convento de Nossa Senhora do Desterro : ruins of a 17th-century convent among the trees above the town.
Nature in Monchique
Miradouro da Fóia : viewpoint at 902 metres over the western Algarve and the sea.Caldas de Monchique : thermal spa village in a wooded valley south of the town.Parque do Barranco dos Pisões : green space with picnic tables, a stream, a large old plane tree and a former watermill.Cascata do Barbelote : waterfall into a pool among the trees.Barragem de Odelouca : the main reservoir supplying water to the Algarve, south of the serra.
Parishes of Monchique
Alferce Marmelete
Places to visit in the Algarve
Parishes of Monchique map Monchique is a Municipality and a Parish of Algarve in Portugal in the continent of Europe .
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0 7.5 km (4.7 mi) 15 km (9.3 mi) 22.5 km (14 mi) 30 km (19 mi)
Height
12 80 200 400 650 898 m
39 262 656 1 310 2 130 2 950 ft
12 m (39 ft), 80 m (262 ft), 200 m (656 ft), 400 m (1310 ft), 650 m (2130 ft), Max altitude 898 m (2950 ft) Height from west to east in Monchique
0 m 200 m 400 m 650 m 950 m xrei.com 898 m 12 m West 29.8 km East
Height from south to north in Monchique
0 m 200 m 400 m 650 m 950 m xrei.com 1 898 m 12 m South 22.4 km North 1 Albufeira de Odelouca 72 m
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Basic Information Monchique population (data from last censos): Municipality has 5 462 Inhabitants4 373 Inhabitants
Monchique area: Municipality has 395 km² / 153 sq mi159 km² / 61 sq mi
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