The Quarteira River () is a small river in the
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region of the
Algarve
The Algarve (, , ; from ) is the southernmost NUTS II region of continental Portugal. It has an area of with 467,495 permanent inhabitants and incorporates 16 municipalities ( ''concelhos'' or ''municípios'' in Portuguese).
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[Portuguese civilian survey: Sheet 52B Albufeira. Publishers: Instituto Geográfico Português (Portugal Civilian Survey. Scale:1:50,000. ] The river begins at the
conflux of two tributary rivers a little north of the village of
Paderne. The tributary rivers are the
River de Alte and the
River de Algibre.
Description
The Quarteira is one of a number of small rivers in the central Algarve which make up the water ecosystem known as the Querença – Silves Aquifer System.
Places of interest
A short distance from the confluence of the Quarteira the river passes the village of Paderne and then snakes in a large loop around a hill which is topped by the remains of the Moorish
Castle of Paderne
The Castle of Paderne ( pt, Castelo de Paderne) is an ancient fortification located in the freguesia, civil parish of Paderne (Albufeira), Paderne, concelho, municipality of Albufeira Municipality, Albufeira, in the Portugal, Portuguese Algarve. I ...
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Below the castle are the remnants of two watermills. The first is to the ''Acudes do Castelo''
which is in the north-west valley below the castle and the second watermill is called ''Alfarrobeiro'' and is south of the castle. Next to this watermill stands a Bridge built by the Romans.
The Roman bridge is location on the rocky peninsular bend and was of strategic importance to the Romans, as it controlled the ancient Roman road ''Via Lusitanorum''.
Gallery
References
Rivers of Portugal
Rivers of the Algarve
Natura 2000 in Portugal
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