Igreja matriz de Vila Nova de Foz Côa

Igreja matriz de Vila Nova de Foz Côa is a church in Vila Nova de Foz Côa, Guarda District. Igreja matriz de Vila Nova de Foz Côa is situated nearby to Pelourinho de Foz Côa, as well as near the hamlet Pocinho.

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Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Type: Church
Denomination: Roman Catholic
Description: church building in Vila Nova de Foz CÃ´a Municipality, Guarda District, Portugal
Also known as: “Igreja Matriz de Vila Nova de Foz Coa” and “Igreja Matriz de Vila Nova de Foz Côa”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Pelourinho de Foz Côa and Côa Museum.

Pelourinho de Foz Côa

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Côa Museum

Museum

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Côa Museum is situated 2 km east of Igreja matriz de Vila Nova de Foz Côa.

Coa halt

Railway station

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The Coa halt, is a closed interface of the Douro line, which used to serve the town of Vila Nova de Foz Côa, in the Guarda District, in Portugal. The halt started operating on 5 May 1887, and was closed on 2 October 1988. Coa halt is situated 2½ km east of Igreja matriz de Vila Nova de Foz Côa.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vila Nova de Foz Côa and Pocinho.

Vila Nova de Foz Côa

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Vila Nova de Foz Côa is a town of 7,300 people in Alto Douro wine region of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, northern Portugal. 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.

Pocinho

Hamlet

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Pocinho is a village in northern Portugal, located in the Vila Nova de Foz Côa Municipality. The Pocinho Dam and the River Douro are nearby. Pocinho railway station is the eastern terminus of the Douro railway line, so the community developed with the arrival of the railway in 1887. Pocinho is situated 6 km north of Igreja matriz de Vila Nova de Foz Côa.