A do Bispo

A do Bispo is a hamlet in União das freguesias de Penedono e Granja, Penedono Municipality, Viseu District. A do Bispo is situated nearby to the quarter Bairro do Pedrogao, as well as near Bairro da Ribeira.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Castelo de Ranhados and Pelourinho de Ranhados.

Castelo de Ranhados

Castle

Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Castelo de Ranhados is a Portuguese castle in the parish of Ranhados, municipality of Mêda, district of Guarda. The castle was either built in 1286 when King Denis gave a charter to reconstruct a castle from a Lusitanian fort or when in 1381 Ferdinand I donated the village to Távora brothers. Castelo de Ranhados is situated 2½ km northeast of A do Bispo.

Pelourinho de Ranhados

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Pelourinho de Ranhados is situated 3 km northeast of A do Bispo.

Menir de Penedono

Archaeological site

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Menir de Penedono is an archaeological site, which is situated 3½ km west of A do Bispo.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Penedono and Freguesia de Antas.

Penedono

Town

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Penedono is a municipality in the northern district of Viseu in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 2,952, in an area of 133.71 km2. Penedono is situated 4 km northwest of A do Bispo.