Rio Covo

Rio Covo is a stream in Viana do Castelo District, Portugal. Rio Covo is situated nearby to the locality Bouças, as well as near the town Darque.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Darque train station and Gil Eannes.

Darque train station

Railway stop

Photo: Nelso Silva, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Darque train station is a railway stop.

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. Gil Eannes is situated 4 km west of Rio Covo.

Cathedral of St. Mary the Great, Viana do Castelo

Church

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Cathedral of St. Mary the Great also called Viana do Castelo Cathedral is a Catholic church and fortress built in the fifteenth century, which preserves a Romanesque appearance and is located in the city of Viana do Castelo in Portugal. Cathedral of St. Mary the Great, Viana do Castelo is situated 4 km west of Rio Covo.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Darque and Mazarefes.

Darque

Town

Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.

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.

Mazarefes

Village

Mazarefes was a civil parish in the municipality of Viana do Castelo, Portugal, with a population of 1 343 inhabitants. Since 2013, it was merged with the parish of Vila Fria, forming Mazarefes e Vila Fria.

Anha

Town

Photo: Barbarafpoliveira, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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.

Rio Covo

Type: Stream
Category: body of water
Location: Viana do Castelo District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude

41.68333° or 41° 41′ north

Longitude

-8.78333° or 8° 47′ west

Elevation

19 metres (62 feet)

Open location code

8CHHM6M8+8M

GeoNames ID

2740311

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