Encosta do Mourigo

Encosta do Mourigo is a neighborhood in Ramada e Caneças, Odivelas, Lisbon District. Encosta do Mourigo is situated nearby to the neighborhood Terra da Fonte, as well as near Bairro Social dos Trigaches.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Anta das Pedras Grandes and Fonte das Piçarras.

Anta das Pedras Grandes

Archaeological site

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The Anta das Pedras Grandes is a Late Neolithic site located in Ramada e Canecas, in the Odivelas municipality, in the Lisbon District of Portugal. Anta is the Portuguese name for about 5,000 megaliths built during the Neolithic period in the area of Portugal.

Fonte das Piçarras

Tourism office

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Fonte das Piçarras is a tourism office, which is situated 2½ km northwest of Encosta do Mourigo.

Fonte dos Passarinhos

Protected area

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Fonte dos Passarinhos is a protected area, which is situated 2½ km northwest of Encosta do Mourigo.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ramada and Caneças.

Ramada

Town

Ramada is a former civil parish in the municipality of Odivelas, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Ramada e Caneças. It covers an area of 3.86 km² and had a population of 15,770 as of 2001.

Caneças

Town

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Caneças is a former civil parish in the municipality of Odivelas, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Ramada e Caneças. It is a suburb of the Greater Lisbon region.