Castelo Melhor

Castelo Melhor is a village in , . Castelo Melhor is situated nearby to the town , as well as near the hamlet .
Photo: David Perez, CC BY 3.0.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Prehistoric Rock-Art Site of Penascosa and Castelo Melhor train station.

Archaeological site
Photo: Henrique Matos, GFDL.
Vila Nova de Foz Côa is a town of 7,300 people in Alto Douro wine region of , northern . It principal draw for visitors are the sites of prehistoric rock art scattered through the nearby Côa Valley, and the museum in town that serves as a portal for understanding them. is situated 4 km southwest of Castelo Melhor.

Railway station
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is a railway station.

Manor estate
Photo: Duca696, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a manor estate.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Almendra.

Town
Photo: Xuaxo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a civil parish in the municipality of Vila Nova de Foz Côa, Portugal. The name likely derives from the area's almond groves, as "almendra" translates to "almond." The 2021 census recorded the civil parish's population as 308, down from 383 in 2011.

Castelo Melhor

Latitude
41.0261° or 41° 1′ 34″ north
Longitude
-7.0648° or 7° 3′ 53″ west
Population
168
Elevation
454 metres (1,490 feet)
Open location code
8CHJ2WGP+C3
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1075635966
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
8012292
Wiki­data ID
Q1048970
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Turkish—“Castelo Melhor” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Castelo Melhor”
  • Cebuano: “Castelo Melhor”
  • Chechen: “Каштелу-Мельор”
  • Chinese: “Castelo Melhor”
  • Dutch: “Castelo Melhor”
  • French: “Castelo Melhor”
  • German: “Castelo Melhor”
  • Kazakh: “Каштелу-Мельор”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Castelo Melhor”
  • Portuguese: “Castelo Melhor (freguesia)”
  • Portuguese: “Castelo Melhor”
  • Portuguese: “Freguesia de Castelo Melhor”
  • Russian: “Каштелу-Мельор”
  • Spanish: “Castelo Melhor”
  • Tatar: “Каштелу-Мельор”
  • Turkish: “Castelo melhor”
  • Turkish: “Castelo Melhor”
  • “Castelo Melhor”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

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