Barca d’Alva
Barca d'Alva is a Portuguese village located in the municipality of Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo, north of the Guarda District. Barca d'Alva is also located inside the Douro International Natural Park and less than 1 km away from the Portugal-Spain border, defined by the Douro and the Águeda rivers.- Hamlet
- …lies at an elevation of around 150 metres (480 feet)
- Description: human settlement in Portugal
Places of Interest
Discover Barca d’Alva railway station and Vega Terrón Pier.
Barca d’Alva railway station
Barca d'Alva railway station was the terminal station of the Douro Line, until its closure in 1988.
Villages in the Area
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La Fregeneda
La Fregeneda is a municipality of Spain located in the province of Salamanca, Castile and León.
8 km southeast of Barca d’Alva
Barca d’Alva
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Latitude
41.02681° or 41° 1′ 37″ north
Longitude
-6.941° or 6° 56′ 28″ west
Open location code
8CHM23G5+PJ
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OpenStreetMap feature
place = hamlet
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Spanish—“Barca d’Alva” goes by many names.
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