Barca da Amieira

Barca da Amieira is a hamlet in Arez e Amieira do Tejo, Nisa, Portalegre District. Barca da Amieira is situated nearby to the hamlet Santo Aleixo, as well as near Ferrenha.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Castle of Amieira do Tejo and Fratel Dam.

Castle of Amieira do Tejo

Castle

Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Amieira do Tejo Castle is a Portuguese castle in the civil parish of Amieira do Tejo, municipality of Nisa, in the antique district of Portalegre, approximately 200 kilometres from the city of Lisbon. Castle of Amieira do Tejo is situated 2½ km southeast of Barca da Amieira.

Fratel Dam

Power station

Photo: Jlrsousa, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Fratel Dam is a concrete gravity dam on the Tagus, where the river forms the border line between the districts of Castelo Branco and Portalegre. It is located in the municipality Vila Velha de Ródão, in Castelo Branco District, Portugal. Fratel Dam is situated 3½ km northeast of Barca da Amieira.