Castle of Avô
The Castle of Avô is a medieval castle located in the civil parish of Avô, municipality of Oliveira do Hospital, in the Portuguese district of Coimbra.
- Type: Castle
- Description: building or structure in Oliveira do Hospital, Portugal
- Also known as: “Castelo de Avo” and “Castelo de Avô, incluindo as ruínas da Ermida de São Miguel”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Pelourinho de Avô and Igreja de Lourosa.
Igreja de Lourosa
Church
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Vila Pouca da Beira and Pomares.
Vila Pouca da Beira
Village
Pomares
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Castle of Avô
- Categories: cultural heritage, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Avô, Oliveira do Hospital, Coimbra District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
40.29318° or 40° 17′ 36″ north
Longitude
-7.90433° or 7° 54′ 16″ west
Elevation
227 metres (745 feet)
Operator
DRCCentro, Portaria n.º 829/2009, DR, 2.ª série, n.º 163 de 24 agosto 2009
Open location code
8CGJ73VW+77
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castle
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Turkish—“Castle of Avô” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Castelo de Avô”
- Galician: “Castelo de Avô”
- Portuguese: “Castelo de Avô, incluindo as ruínas da Ermida de São Miguel”
- Portuguese: “Castelo de Avo”
- Portuguese: “Castelo de avô”
- Portuguese: “Castelo de Avô”
- Turkish: “Avô Kalesi”
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