Cala das Barcas

Cala das Barcas is an inlet in Lisbon District, Portugal. Cala das Barcas is situated nearby to the locality Beirolas, as well as near Parque das Nações.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Vasco da Gama tower and Vasco-da-Gama-bridge.

Vasco da Gama tower

Photo: Pedro Henrique Pinho, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Vasco da Gama Tower is a 160-metre lattice tower with skyscraper in the civil parish of Parque das Nações, the municipality of Lisbon, in Portugal.

The Vasco da Gama Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge flanked by viaducts that spans the Tagus River in Parque das Nações in Lisbon, the capital of Portugal. Vasco-da-Gama-bridge is situated 3½ km southeast of Cala das Barcas.

MEO Arena

Stadium

Photo: dynamosquito, CC BY-SA 2.0.

MEO Arena is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Lisbon, Portugal. The arena is among the largest indoor arenas in Europe and the largest in Portugal with a capacity of 20,000 people and was built in 1998 for Expo '98. MEO Arena is situated 3 km southwest of Cala das Barcas.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Parque das Nações and Parque das Nações.

Parque das Nações

Photo: Lacobrigo, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Parque das Nações is a district in Lisbon, Portugal. The "Park of the Nations" was built from scratch for Expo '98 in the northeastern end of Lisbon. After the Expo, many of the impressive constructions and decorations were kept, while new residential…

Parque das Nações

Suburb

Photo: Sacavem, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Parque das Nações, colloquially known as Expo, is a freguesia and typical quarter of Lisbon, the capital city of Portugal. Located in eastern Lisbon, Parque das Nações is to the east of Olivais, northeast of Marvila, and directly south of Lisbon's border with Loures. Parque das Nações is situated 3½ km southwest of Cala das Barcas.

Portela

Village

Portela is a former civil parish in the municipality of Loures, Lisbon District, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Moscavide e Portela. Portela is situated 4 km west of Cala das Barcas.

Cala das Barcas

Type: Inlet
Category: body of water
Location: Lisbon District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude

38.78333° or 38° 47′ north

Longitude

-9.06667° or 9° 4′ west

Open location code

8CCGQWMM+88

GeoNames ID

2572232

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Localities in the Area

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