Cañada del Cabezo

Cañada del Cabezo is a locality in Alcántara, Caceres, Extremadura. Cañada del Cabezo is situated nearby to the locality Cercas del Tío Benigno, as well as near Ejido de Arriba.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Menhir del Cabezo and Alcántara Bridge.

Menhir del Cabezo

Archaeological site

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Menhir del Cabezo is an archaeological site.

The Alcántara Bridge is a Roman bridge at Alcántara, in Extremadura, Spain. Alcántara is from the Arabic word al-Qanṭarah meaning "the arch". The stone arch bridge was built over the Tagus River between 104 and 106 AD by an order of the Roman emperor Trajan in 98. Alcántara Bridge is situated 4 km southeast of Cañada del Cabezo.

Roman temple of Alcántara

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The Roman temple of Alcántara is located at one side of the Alcántara Bridge, Cáceres, Extremadura. Along with the Roman temple of Vic, it is one of the only two Roman temples preserved nearly complete in Spain. Roman temple of Alcántara is situated 4 km southeast of Cañada del Cabezo.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Piedras Albas and Mata de Alcántara.

Piedras Albas

Village

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Piedras Albas is a municipality located in the province of Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain. According to the 2006 census, the municipality has a population of 147 inhabitants. Piedras Albas is situated 4 km north of Cañada del Cabezo.

Mata de Alcántara

Village

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Mata de Alcántara is a municipality located in the province of Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain. According to the 2005 census, the municipality has a population of 320 inhabitants. Mata de Alcántara is situated 9 km east of Cañada del Cabezo.

Cañada del Cabezo

Type: Locality
Location: Alcántara, Caceres, Extremadura, Central Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude

39.74822° or 39° 44′ 54″ north

Longitude

-6.92134° or 6° 55′ 17″ west

Open location code

8CFMP3XH+7F

OpenStreetMap ID

node 1241623381

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

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Localities in the Area

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