Marruas

Marruas is a hamlet in União das freguesias de Torres Novas (Santa Maria, Salvador e Santiago), Torres Novas, Santarém District and has about 176 residents. Marruas is situated nearby to the hamlet Liteiros, as well as near Cardais.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Castle of Torres Novas and Grutas existentes na freguesia de Lapas.

Castle of Torres Novas

Castle

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The Castle of Torres Novas is a medieval castle in the civil parish of Torres Novas, Lapas e Ribeira Branca, municipality of Torres Novas, Portuguese district of Santarém. It is classified as a National Monument. Castle of Torres Novas is situated 4 km east of Marruas.

Grutas existentes na freguesia de Lapas

Cave

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Grutas existentes na freguesia de Lapas is a cave, which is situated 4 km northeast of Marruas.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Zibreira and Freguesia de Lapas.

Zibreira

Village

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Zibreira is a civil parish in Portugal, located within the municipality of Torres Novas, in the Santarém District. It is noted for the Aroeria cave, where the Aroeira 3 skull of a 400,000 year old Homo Heidelbergensis was found, being the oldest trace of human history in Portugal. Zibreira is situated 3 km northwest of Marruas.