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    Fårö Church (Swedish: Fårö kyrka) is the main church on Fårö island in Sweden, in the Diocese of Visby. Parts of the church were built in the 14th century...
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    Albufeira (category Populated places in Faro District)
    [alβuˈfɐjɾɐ] , locally [aɫbʷˈfeɾɐ, aɫbˈfeɾɐ]) is a city and municipality of Faro District in the Algarve region of southern Portugal. The population in 2021...
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  • He practiced as a notary in Loulé and in Faro. He also became president of the Municipalities of Loulé and Faro in the period between 1923 and 1941. As...
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    location in 1861. In 1901, the chapel was renovated and extended from a single nave to a transept. In October 1956, a further extension of the chapel was planned...
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    Lagos, Portugal (category Populated places in Faro District)
    1580s, but was defended by its inhabitants, resulting in Drakes sack of Faro. But, the coast was under regular attack of other pirates and corsairs, in...
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  • Conceição e Estoi (category Parishes of Faro, Portugal)
    Conceição e Estoi is a civil parish in the municipality of Faro, part of the Portuguese Algarve, formed in 2013 from the merger of the former parishes...
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    from Albania. The harbour is small and has little trade. The lighthouse Faro della Palascìa, at approximately 5 kilometres (3 miles) southeast of Otranto...
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    Messina Grand Prix held between 1959 and 1961 Strait of Messina Bridge Torre Faro 224 metres tall lattice tower Zanclean Age of the Pliocene Epoch in geology...
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    the local red grape Acitana in wines made outside the regulations of the Faro DOC. J. Robinson Vines, Grapes & Wines pg 213 Mitchell Beazley 1986. ISBN 1-85732-999-6...
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    commercial airline service. The closest major airports are: Beja, Lisbon, Faro and Badajoz. Anta Grande do Zambujeiro, about 10 km (6.2 mi) from Évora near...
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