Escoura
Escoura is a hamlet in Gondomar (São Cosme), Valbom e Jovim, Gondomar Municipality, Porto District. Escoura is situated nearby to the hamlet Vessada, as well as near the village Jovim.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Santo Inácio Zoo and Antiga Central de Captação de Água da Foz do Sousa.
Antiga Central de Captação de Água da Foz do Sousa
Ruins
Photo: Reis Quarteu, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Antiga Central de Captação de Água da Foz do Sousa is a ruins.
Capela de São Mateus de Arnelas
Church
Photo: Hans Birger Nilsen, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Capela de São Mateus de Arnelas is a church, which is situated 3 km south of Escoura.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Avintes and Covelo.
Avintes
Town
Photo: Manuel de Sousa, CC BY 2.5.
Avintes is a Portuguese civil parish in the municipality of Vila Nova de Gaia. The population in 2021 was 10,838, in an area of 8.82 km2. It is known in Portugal as "Terra da Broa", meaning "Land of the Broa", referring to the Broa de Avintes, a typical farmhouse bread widely consumed in Northern Portugal, which originated in Avintes. Avintes is situated 3 km west of Escoura.
Covelo
Village
Covelo is a former civil parish in the municipality of Gondomar, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Foz do Sousa e Covelo. It has a population of 1,755 inhabitants and a total area of 8.36 km2. Covelo is situated 4½ km east of Escoura.
São Pedro da Cova
Town
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
São Pedro da Cova is a town, which is situated 4½ km north of Escoura.
Escoura
- Type: Hamlet
- Category: locality
- Location: Gondomar (São Cosme), Valbom e Jovim, Gondomar Municipality, Porto District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
41.10754° or 41° 6′ 27″ northLongitude
-8.5164° or 8° 30′ 59″ westElevation
87 metres (285 feet)Open location code
8CHH4F5M+2COpenStreetMap ID
node 5221836622OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
2739934
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