Balsa

Balsa was a Roman coastal town in the province of Lusitania, Conventus Pacensis. The modern location is in the rural estates of Torre d'Aires, Antas and Arroio, parish of , county of Tavira, district of Faro, in , Southern .
Wikipedia
  • Type: Archaeological site
  • Description: Roman town
  • Also known as: “Balsa (lusitânia)”, “Balsa (portugal)”, and “Mint of Balsa”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Luz halt, Luz de Tavira and Árvore isolada em Aldeamento Turistico de Pedras de El Rey.

Railway stop
Photo: Ajpvalente, CC BY 3.0.
is a railway stop, which is situated 1 km northwest of Balsa.

Photo: Pedro S Bello, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is situated 1½ km northeast of Balsa.

Tower
Photo: CorreiaPM, Public domain.
is a tower, which is situated 1½ km southwest of Balsa.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Luz de Tavira and Santa Luzia.

Town
Photo: Peter Broster, CC BY 2.0.
is a former civil parish in the municipality of , Portugal.

Town
Photo: Reinobaptista, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a freguesia in the municipality of . is situated 3 km northeast of Balsa.

Locality
Photo: El Pantera, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a locality, which is situated 7 km northeast of Balsa.

Balsa

Latitude
37.08521° or 37° 5′ 7″ north
Longitude
-7.69129° or 7° 41′ 29″ west
Elevation
6 metres (20 feet)
Open location code
8C9J38P5+3F
Geo­Names ID
8224838
Wiki­data ID
Q2881532
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Spanish—“Balsa” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Balsa”
  • Catalan: “Balsa”
  • Dutch: “Balsa”
  • French: “Balsa (ville romaine)”
  • French: “Balsa”
  • Galician: “Balsa”
  • Greek: “Βάλσα”
  • Italian: “Balsa (città romana)”
  • Portuguese: “Balsa”
  • Spanish: “Balsa”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Arroio and Luz.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Ribeiro do Arroio and Ribeiro da Luz.

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