Chaira das Avispas

Chaira das Avispas is a locality in Calvos de Randín, Ourense, Galicia. Chaira das Avispas is situated nearby to the locality O Padroso, as well as near Os Fornos.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Picoña Castle.

Picoña Castle

Castle

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The Picoña Castle is a Portuguese medieval fortification now situated in the Spanish municipality of Calvos de Randín, Ourense, Galicia. The castle, now in ruins, dates back to the early period of Portuguese independence and was constructed over a previous Callaeci fort. Picoña Castle is situated 3 km north of Chaira das Avispas.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tourém and Rubiás.

Tourém

Village

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Tourém is a village and parish in the municipality of Montalegre in the far north of Portugal. The main part of the territory of the parish stretches as a small peninsula of Portuguese land within Spanish territory. Tourém is situated 5 km north of Chaira das Avispas.

Rubiás

Hamlet

Rubiás is a village in the municipality of Calvos de Randín, Ourense, Galiza, Spain. The census for 2019 showed that the town has 58 people, with 29 men and 29 women. Rubiás is situated 6 km northeast of Chaira das Avispas.

Pitões das Júnias

Village

Photo: Panegyrics of Granovetter, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Pitões das Júnias is a Portuguese freguesia, located in the municipality of Montalegre in the district of Vila Real. The population in 2011 was 161, in an area of 36.89 km2. Pitões das Júnias is situated 7 km southwest of Chaira das Avispas.

Chaira das Avispas

Type: Locality
Location: Calvos de Randín, Ourense, Galicia, Green Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude

41.8662° or 41° 51′ 58″ north

Longitude

-7.87811° or 7° 52′ 41″ west

Open location code

8CHJV48C+FQ

OpenStreetMap ID

node 1241997922

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

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