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MONCHIQUE , a See also:town of See also:southern See also:Portugal, in the See also:district of See also:Faro (formerly the See also:province of See also:Algarve) ; 13 M . S. of Saboia station on the See also:Lisbon-Faro railway, and 12 M . N. of See also:Villa Nova on the See also:Atlantic . Pop . (1900), 7345 . Monchique is one of the See also:principal Portuguese See also:health-resorts, finely situated among the wooded heights of the Serra de Monchique, which rise on the See also:west to 2963 ft . There are hot See also:sulphur springs, with See also:baths and a See also:sanatorium 4 M. See also:south . See also:Wheat, See also:millet, See also:rye, beans, oranges, See also:wine, See also:olive oil and chestnuts are the See also:chief products, and there is a woollen factory . |
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