Briteiros
Briteiros is a locality in Briteiros São Salvador e Briteiros Santa Leocádia, Guimarães, Braga District. Briteiros is situated nearby to the hamlet Eira Velha, as well as near Aredes.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Museu da Cultura Castreja and Citânia de Briteiros.
Museu da Cultura Castreja
Museum
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Museu da Cultura Castreja is a museum.
Citânia de Briteiros
Nature reserve
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The Citânia de Briteiros is an archaeological site of the Castro culture located in the Portuguese civil parish of Briteiros São Salvador e Briteiros Santa Leocádia in the municipality of Guimarães; important for its size, "urban" form and developed architecture, it is one of the more excavated sites in northwestern Iberian Peninsula.
Citânia de Sabroso
Archaeological site
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Citânia de Sabroso is an archaeological site.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Santo Emilião and Barco.
Santo Emilião
Village
Photo: Carlos Cunha, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Santo Emilião is a Portuguese Freguesia in the municipality of Póvoa de Lanhoso, it has an area of 1.74 km2 and 890 inhabitants. It has a population density of 510 people per km.²… Santo Emilião is situated 2½ km east of Briteiros.
Barco
Village
Barco is a civil parish in the municipality of Guimarães in the Braga District of Portugal. The population in 2021 was 1,439, in an area of 3.02 km2. Barco is situated 3 km south of Briteiros.
Sobreposta
Village
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Sobreposta is a Portuguese parish in the municipality of Braga. The population in 2011 was 1,301, in an area of 5.98 km2. Sobreposta is situated 3½ km north of Briteiros.
Briteiros
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Salvador” and “São Salvador”
- Location: Briteiros São Salvador e Briteiros Santa Leocádia, Guimarães, Braga District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
41.52255° or 41° 31′ 21″ northLongitude
-8.32425° or 8° 19′ 27″ westElevation
161 metres (528 feet)Open location code
8CHHGMFG+27GeoNames ID
2741992
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