Palhota
Palhota is a hamlet in Vila de Rei, Castelo Branco District. Palhota is situated nearby to the hamlet Almofala, as well as near Portela do Curral.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Castro de São Miguel de Amêndoa and Picoto da Melriça.
Castro de São Miguel de Amêndoa
Archaeological site
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Castro de São Miguel de Amêndoa is an archaeological site, which is situated 2½ km east of Palhota.
Picoto da Melriça
Building
Picoto da Melriça is a monument and the geodesic centre of mainland Portugal. Constructed in 1802, the triangulation station sits on top of the Serra da Melriça, a 592 m high mountain range in the municipality of Vila de Rei, offering a 360° view of its surroundings. Picoto da Melriça is situated 4 km northwest of Palhota.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Água Formosa and São João do Peso.
Água Formosa
Hamlet
Photo: JORGEDIAS2, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Vila de Rei is a municipality in the district of Castelo Branco in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 3,452, in an area of 191.55 km2. A small municipality covered with pinewoods, located precisely at the centre of Portugal, as marked by the Picoto da Melriça, a monument indicating the geodesic centre of Mainland Portugal. Água Formosa is situated 4½ km south of Palhota.
São João do Peso
Village
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
São João do Peso is a village, which is situated 5 km northeast of Palhota.
Fundada
Village
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Fundada is a village, which is situated 7 km northwest of Palhota.
Palhota
- Type: Hamlet
- Category: locality
- Location: Vila de Rei, Vila de Rei Municipality, Castelo Branco District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
39.67317° or 39° 40′ 23″ northLongitude
-8.09597° or 8° 5′ 46″ westElevation
435 metres (1,427 feet)Open location code
8CFHMWF3+7JOpenStreetMap ID
node 10770919171OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
2265247
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