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.
The population in 2011 was 9,987,
[Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE)]
Census 2011 results according to the 2013 administrative division of Portugal in an area of 39.13 km².
The offices of the freguesia are in part of the
Convent of Saint Joseph.
Description
The historical centre of the civil parish consists of rows of white houses, where broad and narrow streets are intermixed, revealing modern buildings and old houses, some dating from before the
Earthquake of 1755
The 1755 Lisbon earthquake, also known as the Great Lisbon earthquake, impacted Portugal, the Iberian Peninsula, and Northwest Africa on the morning of Saturday, 1 November, Feast of All Saints, at around 09:40 local time. In combination with ...
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In the same historical center are found old doors and Manueline windows, four-sided roofs and arches spanning narrow lanes, and the vestiges of buildings which have long disappeared.
In Lagoa it is possible to find 18th-century buildings as well as modern ones, historical monuments, and contemporary sculptures which show how the city has evolved into a harmonious weaving of many threads.
Historic sites
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Church of Our Lady of Light
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Convent of Saint Joseph
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Convent of Our Lady of Mount Carmel
References
External links
O portal da Freguesia de Lagoa
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Parishes of Lagoa, Algarve
Towns in Portugal