Limia River
The Lima River runs west from the autonomous community of Galicia in Spain to Portugal, where it enters the Atlantic Ocean at Viana do Castelo, covering 108 kilometres.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Stream
- Description: river that runs west from Galicia, Spain, and through the north of Portugal, towards the Atlantic Ocean
- Also known as: “Lethe (Limaea)”, “Lima River”, “Limaea”, “Rio Lima”, and “Río Limia”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Gil Eannes and Fort Santiago da Barra.
Gil Eannes
Photo: Nsandre, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gil Eannes is a former Portuguese hospital ship, now permanently moored in the Port of Viana do Castelo, serving as museum ship and youth hostel. The official name of the ship is written according to the old spelling of the Portuguese language, but occasionally it appears written with the modern spelling Gil Eanes.
Fort Santiago da Barra
Fort
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The Fort Santiago da Barra de Viana do Castelo also referred to as Castle Santiago da Barra and Castle São Tiago Maior da Barra is located in the parish of Santa Maria Maior, Monserrate, and Meadela, in the city of Viana do Castelo in Portugal.
Capela de Santa Catarina
Church
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Capela de Santa Catarina is a church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Viana do Castelo and Darque.
Viana do Castelo
Viana do Castelo is one of the most beautiful Portuguese cities, in the Minho region of Northern Portugal. The Pilgrimage of Nossa Senhora da Agonia and the amazing views of the Lima River make this city unforgettable.
Darque
Town
Darque is a civil parish in the municipality of Viana do Castelo, Portugal. The population in 2011 was 7,817, in an area of 9.01 km2. Darque is situated 3 km east of Limia River.
Anha
Town
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Anha or Vila Nova do Anha is a civil parish in the municipality of Viana do Castelo, Portugal. The population in 2011 was 2,415, in an area of 9.40 km2. Town status was given in July 1985. Anha is situated 4 km southeast of Limia River.
Limia River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Viana do Castelo District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Satellite Map
Discover Limia River from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Arabic to Welsh—“Limia River” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “نهر ليما”
- Asturian: “Ríu Limia”
- Basque: “Limia”
- Belarusian: “Ліма”
- Belarusian: “Рака Ліма”
- Breton: “Lima (stêr)”
- Breton: “Lima”
- Catalan: “Riu Limia”
- Cebuano: “Rio Lima”
- Chuvash: “Лима”
- Dutch: “Lima (rivier)”
- Dutch: “Lima”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر ليما”
- Esperanto: “Lima”
- Esperanto: “Limaea”
- Esperanto: “Limia”
- Finnish: “Lima (joki)”
- Finnish: “Lima”
- French: “Lima”
- Galician: “Río Limia”
- Georgian: “ლიმა (მდინარე)”
- Georgian: “ლიმა”
- German: “Lima”
- German: “Rio Lima”
- German: “Río Lima”
- Irish: “Abhainn Limia”
- Italian: “Lima”
- Italian: “Limia”
- Japanese: “リミア川”
- Lithuanian: “Limija”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Lima”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Limia”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Lima”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Limia”
- Norwegian: “Lima”
- Polish: “Lima (rzeka)”
- Polish: “Lima”
- Portuguese: “Rio Lima”
- Russian: “Лима”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Lima (rijeka)”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Lima”
- Spanish: “río Freixo”
- Spanish: “río Lethe”
- Spanish: “río Lima”
- Spanish: “río Limaea”
- Spanish: “río Limia”
- Spanish: “Río Limia”
- Spanish: “río Mourenzo”
- Spanish: “río Talariño”
- Swedish: “Lima”
- Turkish: “Lima Nehri”
- Ukrainian: “Ліма”
- Venetian: “Fiume Limia”
- Welsh: “Afon Limia”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Viana do Castelo and Ursulinas.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Estátua à Mulher Vianesa and Castelo Santiago da Barra.
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