Los Riscos

Los Riscos is a locality in Guarda District, Portugal. Los Riscos is situated nearby to the locality El Piélago, as well as near Valdelajas.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Barca d’Alva railway station and Vega Terrón Pier.

Barca d’Alva railway station

Railway station

Photo: Tentre, CC0.

Barca d'Alva railway station was the terminal station of the Douro Line, until its closure in 1988. The station used to serve the village of Barca d'Alva and acted as a border station between Portugal and Spain, via the Barca d'Alva–La Fuente de San Esteban railway. Barca d’Alva railway station is situated 3½ km northwest of Los Riscos.

Vega Terrón Pier

Station

Photo: Tres1416, Public domain.

Vega Terrón Pier is a station, which is situated 3 km northwest of Los Riscos.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Barca d’Alva and La Fregeneda.

Barca d’Alva

Hamlet

Barca d'Alva is a Portuguese village located in the municipality of Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo, north of the Guarda District. Barca d'Alva is also located inside the Douro International Natural Park and less than 1 km away from the Portugal-Spain border, defined by the Douro and the Águeda rivers. Barca d’Alva is situated 3½ km northwest of Los Riscos.

La Fregeneda

Village

Photo: martius, CC BY 2.0.

La Fregeneda is a municipality of Spain located in the province of Salamanca, Castile and León. As of 2016 the municipality has a population of 337 inhabitants. La Fregeneda is situated 4 km southeast of Los Riscos.

Escalhão

Village

Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Escalhão is a Portuguese parish and village in the municipality of Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo, Guarda district with 566 inhabitants. Escalhão is situated 6 km south of Los Riscos.

Los Riscos

Type: Locality
Location: Guarda District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude

41.00393° or 41° 0′ 14″ north

Longitude

-6.91° or 6° 54′ 36″ west

Open location code

8CHM233Q+HX

OpenStreetMap ID

node 1241736446

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

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