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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- 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.
Pelourinho de Avô
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pelourinho de Avô is situated 120 metres west of Castle of Avô.
Igreja de Lourosa
Church
Photo: João Carvalho, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Igreja de Lourosa is a church, which is situated 3½ km northwest of Castle of Avô.
Solar Abreu Mesquita
Manor estate
Photo: João Carvalho, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Solar Abreu Mesquita is a manor estate, which is situated 3½ km west of Castle of Avô.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Vila Pouca da Beira and Pomares.
Vila Pouca da Beira
Village
Photo: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Vila Pouca da Beira is a village and former civil parish in the municipality of Oliveira do Hospital, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Santa Ovaia e Vila Pouca da Beira.
Pomares
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Pomares is a village, which is situated 2½ km south of Castle of Avô.
Santa Ovaia
Village
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Santa Ovaia is a village, which is situated 3 km northeast of Castle of Avô.
Castle of Avô
- Categories: cultural heritage, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Avô, Oliveira do Hospital, Coimbra District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.29318° or 40° 17′ 36″ northLongitude
-7.90433° or 7° 54′ 16″ westElevation
227 metres (745 feet)Operator
DRCCentro, Portaria n.º 829/2009, DR, 2.ª série, n.º 163 de 24 agosto 2009Open location code
8CGJ73VW+77OpenStreetMap ID
way 181087219OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleGeoNames ID
11821388Wikidata ID
Q66943766
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Portuguese—“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”
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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 “Castle of Avô”. Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.