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Vila Praia de Âncora ...

 
Vila Praia de Âncora ...

Vila Praia de Âncora, Portugal
 Country:  Portugal
 Village near:  Vila Praia de Âncora
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 Water body:  Atlantic Ocean
 Habitat:  Marine Habitat
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Vila Praia de Âncora

Vila Praia de Âncora is a lovely fishermen village, nearby Caminha, and one of the most famous in the Minho traditional region, in the North of Portugal, situated in the Atlantic Coast and on the river Âncora mouth.

Located in a place of great natural beauty, Vila Praia de Âncora presents several vestiges of ancient human occupancy since the Paleolithic Period, and many megalithic vestiges, like the Barroca Dolmen dated from the Neolithic Period. Quite important are the many vestiges from pre-historical Hill forts found in the settlement.
During the Roman occupancy period, this was an important village due to mineral extraction from the river Âncora.
Since early times, fishing was the main activities of the local populations, and nowadays industry is also having great developments, and Tourism is also gaining an extreme importance.

The Beach is the greatest highlight in the village, that also presents other interesting points, such as the Vila Praia de Âncora ou Lagarteira Fort dated from the 17th century, or the Cão Fort, built between 1699 and 1702, the Mother Church or the Calvário Chapel, and by many other interesting features.

The natural landscapes all around Vila Praia de Âncora are extremely beautiful, attracting a large number of visitors, mainly during summer time, appealed by the great beach conditions, the many accommodation units, the great restaurant variety and by the many leisure and sport activities.

Source: Guia da Cidade

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Record(s)
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Type Number Species Date Coastal Station

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 1873 Ulva intestinalis Linnaeus 2007-04-27 Vila Praia de Âncora, Portugal

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 1874 Fucus spiralis Linnaeus 2007-05-27 Vila Praia de Âncora, Portugal

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 1874 Fucus spiralis Linnaeus 2007-05-27 Vila Praia de Âncora, Portugal

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 1922 Saccorhiza polyschides (Lightfoot) Batters 2002-08-14 Vila Praia de Âncora, Portugal

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 1923 Chondrus crispus Stackhouse 2002-08-14 Vila Praia de Âncora, Portugal

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 1924 Mastocarpus stellatus (Stackhouse) Guiry 2002-08-14 Vila Praia de Âncora, Portugal

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 3040 Ahnfeltiopsis devoniensis (Grev.) P.C.Silva & DeCew 2010-07-12 Vila Praia de Âncora, Portugal

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 3041 Asparagopsis armata Harvey 2010-07-12 Vila Praia de Âncora, Portugal

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 3042 Bifurcaria bifurcata R. Ross 2010-07-12 Vila Praia de Âncora, Portugal

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 3043 Caulacanthus ustulatus (Turner) Kütz. 2010-07-12 Vila Praia de Âncora, Portugal

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 3044 Chaetomorpha linum (O.F. Müller) Kützing 2010-07-12 Vila Praia de Âncora, Portugal

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 3045 Chondracanthus acicularis (Roth) Fredericq 2010-07-12 Vila Praia de Âncora, Portugal

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 3046 Chondracanthus teedei (Mertens ex Roth) Kützing 2010-07-12 Vila Praia de Âncora, Portugal

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 3047 Chondria coerulescens (J. Agardh) Falkenberg 2010-07-12 Vila Praia de Âncora, Portugal

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 3048 Chondria dasyphylla (Woodward) C.Agardh 2010-07-12 Vila Praia de Âncora, Portugal

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 3049 Chondria scintillans G. Feldmann 2010-07-12 Vila Praia de Âncora, Portugal

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 3050 Codium tomentosum Stackhouse 2010-07-12 Vila Praia de Âncora, Portugal

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 3051 Colpomenia sinuosa (Mertens ex Roth) Derbès & Solier 2010-07-12 Vila Praia de Âncora, Portugal

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 3052 Corallina officinalis Linnaeus 2010-07-12 Vila Praia de Âncora, Portugal

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 3053 Cystoseira selaginoides (Linnaeus) Molinari & Guiry 2010-07-12 Vila Praia de Âncora, Portugal
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