Cortina de la Marquesa

Cortina de la Marquesa is a locality in Villarino de los Aires, Salamanca, Castile and León. Cortina de la Marquesa is situated near the locality Muguete, as well as near La Tabanera.

Places of Interest

Highlights: Castle of Oleiros and Mirador de Las Escaleras.

Castle of Oleiros

Archaeological site

Photo: Selete-Vilara, CC0.

Oleiros Castle is a medieval castle located closed to Urrós, civil parish of Mogadouro, Valverde, Vale de Porco e Vilar de Rei, municipality of Mogadouro, district of Bragança, in Portugal, at an elevation of 482 meters above sea level. Castle of Oleiros is situated 2½ km northwest of Cortina de la Marquesa.

Mirador de Las Escaleras

Scenic viewpoint

Photo: FLAVIVSAETIVS, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Mirador de Las Escaleras is a scenic viewpoint, which is situated 2½ km north of Cortina de la Marquesa.

Bemposta Dam

Dam

Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Bemposta Dam is a concrete arch dam on the Douro, where the river forms the national border line between Spain and Portugal. It is located in the municipality Mogadouro, in Bragança District, Portugal. Bemposta Dam is situated 3½ km west of Cortina de la Marquesa.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fermoselle and Bemposta.

Fermoselle

Village

Photo: Antramir, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Fermoselle is a small medieval village located in the province of Zamora, western Spain, and is part of the region of Castile and León in the south-west region of the province. Fermoselle is situated 4 km northeast of Cortina de la Marquesa.

Bemposta

Village

Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Bemposta is a village, which is situated 6 km northwest of Cortina de la Marquesa.

Urrós

Village

Photo: socrammarcos, CC BY 3.0.

Urrós is a civil parish of the municipality of Mogadouro, with 32,47 km² of area and 250 inhabitants. Urrós is situated 7 km northwest of Cortina de la Marquesa.

Cortina de la Marquesa

Type: Locality
Location: Villarino de los Aires, Salamanca, Castile and León, Central Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude

41.29093° or 41° 17′ 27″ north

Longitude

-6.4315° or 6° 25′ 53″ west

Open location code

8CHM7HR9+9C

OpenStreetMap ID

node 1242060434

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Muguete and La Tabanera.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Cerro Tabanera and Faya de Vendemoros.

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