Tower of Quitapesares
Tower of Quitapesares is an archaeological site in Pantón, Lugo, Galicia. Tower of Quitapesares is situated nearby to the church Capela de San Bartolomeu da Torre de Vilamirón, as well as near the archaeological site O Castriño.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sil and Monastery of San Vicenzo de Pombeiro.
Sil
River
Photo: Luimipi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Sil is a river in León and Galicia, Spain, a tributary of the Miño. Its total length is 225 kilometres. The source of the Sil is in the Cantabrian Mountains, in La Cueta part of the Leonese municipality of Cabrillanes. Sil is situated 3½ km southwest of Tower of Quitapesares.
Monastery of San Vicenzo de Pombeiro
Church
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Monastery of San Vicenzo de Pombeiro is a church, which is situated 2½ km southwest of Tower of Quitapesares.
Os Peares Dam
Power station
Photo: Xosema, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Os Peares Dam is a power station, which is situated 3 km west of Tower of Quitapesares.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Peares and A Granxa.
Peares
Hamlet
Photo: Contando Estrelas, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Peares is a hamlet, which is situated 4 km southwest of Tower of Quitapesares.
A Granxa
Hamlet
Photo: Ogalego.gal, CC BY-SA 4.0.
A Granxa is a hamlet, which is situated 4 km west of Tower of Quitapesares.
A Estación (Frontón)
Hamlet
Photo: Txo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
A Estación (Frontón) is a hamlet, which is situated 5 km southeast of Tower of Quitapesares.
Tower of Quitapesares
- Type: Archaeological site
- Also known as: “A Torre de Quitapesares”
- Categories: fortress, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Pantón, Lugo, Galicia, Green Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
42.46945° or 42° 28′ 10″ northLongitude
-7.68708° or 7° 41′ 14″ westOpen location code
8CJJF897+Q5OpenStreetMap ID
node 13265284417OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q61389958
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In Other Languages
From Galician to Spanish—“Tower of Quitapesares” goes by many names.
- Galician: “Torre de Quitapesares”
- Spanish: “Torre de Quitapesares”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Capela de San Bartolomeu da Torre de Vilamirón and O Castriño.
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