Arcos de Valdevez Municipality
Arcos de Valdevez is a town and municipality in Portugal's Minho region. Arcos is on the border with Galicia, Spain, and the municipality serves as a gateway to Peneda-Gerês National Park, with several of its civil parishes falling within the park's boundaries.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Casa do Terreiro and Pillory of Arcos de Valdevez.
Pillory of Arcos de Valdevez
Photo: Joseolgon, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Pillory of Arcos de Valdevez is a 15th-century sculpted stone column with symbolic political, administrative and judicial significance, located in the civil parish of Arcos de Valdevez, Vila Fonche e Parada, municipality of Arcos de Valdevez.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Aguiã and Gondoriz.
Aguiã
Village
Aguiã is a freguesia of Portugal, part of the concelho of Arcos de Valdevez, in the district of Viana do Castelo and the Norte region. The population in 2011 was 705, in an area of 3.81 km2.
Gondoriz
Village
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gondoriz is a village, which is situated 4 km northeast of Arcos de Valdevez Municipality.
Arcos de Valdevez Municipality
- Location: Viana do Castelo District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
41.8735° or 41° 52′ 25″ northLongitude
-8.4262° or 8° 25′ 35″ westPopulation
22,800Elevation
65 metres (213 feet)Open location code
8CHHVHFF+9GGeoNames ID
8010627
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In Other Languages
From Mirandese to Ukrainian—“Arcos de Valdevez Municipality” goes by many names.
- Mirandese: “Arcos de Baldebeç”
- Portuguese: “Arcos de Valdevez”
- Russian: “Аркуш-ди-Валдевеш”
- Spanish: “Arcos de Valdevez”
- Ukrainian: “Аркуш-де-Валдевеш”
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page “Arcos de Valdevez Municipality”. Photo: Carlos Cunha, CC BY-SA 3.0.