Porta de Baixo
Porta de Baixo is a city gate in União das freguesias de Vila e Roussas, Melgaço Municipality, Viana do Castelo District. Porta de Baixo is situated nearby to the museum Museu de Cinema Jean Loup Passek, as well as near the city gate Porta da Rua do Carvalho.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Castle of Melgaço and Igreja Paroquial de Melgaço.
Castle of Melgaço
Photo: José Antonio Gil Martínez, CC BY 2.0.
The Castle of Melgaço is located in Vila parish, Melgaço municipality, Viana do Castelo district, in Portugal. As the main defense of the crossing of the Alto Minho river to Galicia, it constitutes the most northern sentry point in Portugal from the twelfth century.
Igreja Paroquial de Melgaço
Church
Photo: Joseolgon, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Igreja Paroquial de Melgaço is a church, which is situated 150 metres east of Porta de Baixo.
Igreja da Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Melgaço
Church
Photo: Carlos Luis M C da Cruz, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Igreja da Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Melgaço is a church, which is situated 140 metres southeast of Porta de Baixo.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Prado and Roussas.
Prado
Village
Prado is a former civil parish in the municipality of Melgaço in the Viana do Castelo District, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Prado e Remoães. It has a population of 468 inhabitants and a total area of 2.61 km2.
Roussas
Village
Roussas is a former civil parish in the municipality of Melgaço in the Viana do Castelo District, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Vila e Roussas. It has a population of 1139 inhabitants and a total area of 4.46 km2.
Remoães
Village
Remoães is a former civil parish in the municipality of Melgaço in the Viana do Castelo District, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Prado e Remoães. It has a population of 124 inhabitants and a total area of 0.96 km2.
Porta de Baixo
- Type: City gate
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: União das freguesias de Vila e Roussas, Melgaço Municipality, Viana do Castelo District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
42.11426° or 42° 6′ 51″ northLongitude
-8.26096° or 8° 15′ 40″ westOpen location code
8CJH4P7Q+PJOpenStreetMap ID
node 1434552363OpenStreetMap feature
historic=city_gate
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