Freguesia de Poiares

Freguesia de Poiares is a village in Peso da Régua, Vila Real District. Freguesia de Poiares is situated nearby to the neighborhood Cabana, as well as near the hamlet Santo Xisto.

Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Estação arqueológica do Alto da Fonte do Milho and Régua Dam.

Estação arqueológica do Alto da Fonte do Milho

Nature reserve

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Estação arqueológica do Alto da Fonte do Milho is a nature reserve.

Régua Dam

Power station

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Régua Dam is a concrete gravity dam on the Douro, where the river forms the border line between the districts of Vila Real and Viseu. It is located in the municipality Peso da Régua, in Vila Real District, Portugal. Régua Dam is situated 3½ km south of Freguesia de Poiares.

Covelinhas railway station

Railway stop

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The Covelinhas Railway Station is an interface on the Douro line, which serves the now extinct parish of Covelinhas, in the municipality of Peso da Régua, Portugal. Covelinhas railway station is situated 4½ km southeast of Freguesia de Poiares.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Santa Marta de Penaguião Municipality and Covelinhas.

Santa Marta de Penaguião Municipality

Town

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Santa Marta de Penaguião is a Portuguese municipality in the district of Vila Real, in the northern region of Douro. The population in 2011 was 7,356, in an area of 69.28 km2. Santa Marta de Penaguião Municipality is situated 6 km northwest of Freguesia de Poiares.

Covelinhas

Village

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Covelinhas is an extinct Portuguese parish and village in the municipality of Peso da Régua in northern Portugal. By the last administrative reorganization of the territory of the parishes, according to Law No. Covelinhas is situated 4 km southeast of Freguesia de Poiares.