Montedor Lighthouse
The Montedor Lighthouse is located on the Atlantic Ocean on a promontory in the parish of Carreço in the municipality of Viana do Castelo in Portugal. It is the northernmost lighthouse in Portugal, situated 4 nautical miles north of the mouth of the Lima River and 7 nautical miles south of the mouth of the Minho River.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse in Portugal
- Also known as: “Farol de Montedor”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Carreço-A and Castro da Corôa.
Carreço-A
Railway stop
Photo: Antonio Periago Miñarro, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Carreço-A is a railway stop, which is situated 1 km east of Montedor Lighthouse.
Castro da Corôa
Archaeological site
Photo: Reis Quarteu, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Castro da Corôa is an archaeological site, which is situated 1¼ km east of Montedor Lighthouse.
Casa e Quinta da Boa Viagem, capela, alameda de oliveiras e cruzeiro
Manor estate
Photo: Alvesgaspar, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Casa e Quinta da Boa Viagem, capela, alameda de oliveiras e cruzeiro is a manor estate, which is situated 3½ km southeast of Montedor Lighthouse.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Afife and Areosa.
Afife
Village
Afife is a civil parish located in the Portuguese municipality of Viana do Castelo. The population in 2011 was 1,632, in an area of 13.03 km2. Afife is situated 3 km north of Montedor Lighthouse.
Areosa
Suburb
Areosa is a civil parish located in the municipality of Viana do Castelo, in northern Portugal. The population in 2011 was 4,853, in an area of 14.11 km2. Areosa is situated 4 km southeast of Montedor Lighthouse.
Âncora
Village
Photo: Lucas Martínez Farra…, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Âncora is a village, which is situated 5 km north of Montedor Lighthouse.
Montedor Lighthouse
- Categories: cultural heritage, building, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Carreço, Viana do Castelo, Viana do Castelo District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
41.75108° or 41° 45′ 4″ northLongitude
-8.87349° or 8° 52′ 25″ westElevation
74 metres (243 feet)Inception
March 20th, 1910Height
28 metres (92 feet)Open location code
8CHHQ42G+CJOpenStreetMap ID
way 154764794OpenStreetMap feature
building=lighthouseOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouseGeoNames ID
11594315Wikidata ID
Q8960902
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In Other Languages
From French to Spanish—“Montedor Lighthouse” goes by many names.
- French: “phare de Montedor”
- French: “Phare de Montedor”
- Italian: “Faro di Montedor”
- Portuguese: “Farol de montedor”
- Portuguese: “Farol de Montedor”
- Spanish: “Faro de Montedor”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Montedor Lighthouse”. Photo: Joseolgon, CC BY-SA 4.0.