Balsa

Balsa is a hamlet in União das freguesias de Castanheira de Pêra e Coentral, Castanheira de Pera Municipality, Leiria District. Balsa is situated nearby to the locality Porto Figueiredo, as well as near the hamlet Sarzedas de São Pedro.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Igreja Paroquial de Vila Facaia.

Igreja Paroquial de Vila Facaia

Church

Photo: Threeohsix, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Igreja Paroquial de Vila Facaia is a church, which is situated 2½ km south of Balsa.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nodeirinho and Castanheira de Pera.

Nodeirinho

Hamlet

Nodeirinho is a Portuguese village, located in the civil parish of Graça, municipality of Pedrógão Grande. Located between the towns of Avelar and Pedrógão Grande to the north of the IC8 road, it was heavily affected by the 2017 Portugal wildfires. Nodeirinho is situated 3½ km south of Balsa.

Castanheira de Pera

Town

Castanheira de Pera, often erroneously written Castanheira de Pêra, is a Portuguese municipality in the historical Beira Litoral province, in Central Region and district of Leiria. Castanheira de Pera is situated 5 km north of Balsa.