Arrifana

Arrifana is a hamlet in União das freguesias de Fonte Arcada e Oliveira, Póvoa de Lanhoso Municipality, Braga District. Arrifana is situated nearby to the village Fonte Arcada e Oliveira, as well as near the hamlet Bobeiro.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Church of Fontarcada and Calvos Oak.

Church of Fontarcada

Church

Photo: Manuel Anastácio, CC BY 3.0.

The Church of Fontarcada or Matriz de Fontarcada was a Romanesque monastic church to a Benedictine monastery founded in 1067, now the parish church of Fontarcada.

The Calvos Oak is a European oak located in the parish of Calvos, in Póvoa de Lanhoso, Portugal. It is estimated to be about 510 years old, as of 2015 it stands 30 m tall and had a diameter at breast height of 7.62 m with a canopy diameter of 37 m. Calvos Oak is situated 3 km northwest of Arrifana.

Santuário de Nossa Senhora de Porto de Ave

Church

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Santuário de Nossa Senhora de Porto de Ave is a church, which is situated 2½ km southeast of Arrifana.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fonte Arcada e Oliveira and Taíde.

Fonte Arcada e Oliveira

Village

Photo: Manuel Anastácio, CC BY 3.0.

Fonte Arcada e Oliveira is a freguesia in the municipality of Póvoa de Lanhoso, northern Portugal. It was formed in 2013 by the merger of the former parishes Fonte Arcada e Oliveira.