Galés
Galés is a locality in União das freguesias de Venda do Pinheiro e Santo Estêvão das Galés, Mafra, Lisbon District. Galés is situated nearby to the locality Valduge, as well as near the hamlet Quintas.Places of Interest
Highlights include Limestone pavement and Mafra station.
Limestone pavement
Nature reserve
A limestone pavement is a natural karst landform consisting of a flat, incised surface of exposed limestone that resembles an artificial pavement. The term is mainly used in the UK and Ireland, where many of these landforms have developed distinctive surface patterning resembling paving blocks. Limestone pavement is situated 3 km south of Galés.
Mafra station
Railway station
Photo: Tuválkin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Mafra station is a railway station, which is situated 3 km west of Galés.
Malveira train station
Railway station
Photo: Rúdisicyon, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Malveira train station is a railway station, which is situated 3½ km north of Galés.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Negrais and Venda do Pinheiro.
Negrais
Village
Photo: Rúdisicyon, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Negrais is a village, which is situated 2½ km southwest of Galés.
Venda do Pinheiro
Town
Venda do Pinheiro is a small town in the municipality of Mafra, northern Lisbon district, Portugal. It was the head of a civil parish until the 2013 reform, when it was merged into Venda do Pinheiro and Santo Estêvão das Galés parish. Venda do Pinheiro is situated 3½ km northeast of Galés.
Alfouvar
Locality
Photo: Rúdisicyon, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Alfouvar is a locality, which is situated 4 km southwest of Galés.
Galés
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Gales”
- Location: União das freguesias de Venda do Pinheiro e Santo Estêvão das Galés, Mafra, Lisbon District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.89855° or 38° 53′ 55″ northLongitude
-9.25888° or 9° 15′ 32″ westElevation
241 metres (791 feet)Open location code
8CCGVPXR+CCGeoNames ID
2267754
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