Estação Arqueológica de Vale do Junco
Estação Arqueológica de Vale do Junco is an archaeological site in Ortiga, Mação Municipality, Santarém District. Estação Arqueológica de Vale do Junco is situated nearby to the village Alvega, as well as near Belver.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Alvega - Ortiga Halt and Anta da Foz do Rio Frio.
Alvega - Ortiga Halt
Railway stop
Photo: Hipersyl, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Alvega - Ortiga Halt is a railway stop, which is situated 1½ km southwest of Estação Arqueológica de Vale do Junco.
Anta da Foz do Rio Frio
Archaeological site
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.5.
The Anta da Foz do Rio Frio is a megalithic tomb, or dolmen, situated in Ortiga in the Mação municipality of the Santarém District of Portugal. Also known as the Anta da Casa dos Mouros, it dates back to about 3500–4000 BCE during the Middle-to-Late Neolithic period. Anta da Foz do Rio Frio is situated 3 km west of Estação Arqueológica de Vale do Junco.
Barragem de Belver halt
Railway stop
Photo: Rui Ornelas, CC BY 2.0.
Barragem de Belver halt is a railway stop, which is situated 2½ km east of Estação Arqueológica de Vale do Junco.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Alvega and Belver.
Alvega
Village
Alvega is a former freguesia, located in the municipality of Abrantes, in Santarém District, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Alvega e Concavada. The population in 2011 was 1,499, in an area of 55.33 km².
Belver
Village
Photo: Julesvernex2, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Belver is a Portuguese civil parish in the municipality of Gavião, district of Portalegre. The population in 2011 was 684, in an area of 69.84 km2. It is situated along the northern bank of the Tagus River. Belver is situated 6 km east of Estação Arqueológica de Vale do Junco.
Mouriscas
Village
Mouriscas is a Portuguese freguesia, located in Abrantes Municipality, in Santarém District. The population in 2011 was 1,832, in an area of 35.02 km2. Mouriscas is situated 6 km northwest of Estação Arqueológica de Vale do Junco.
Estação Arqueológica de Vale do Junco
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Categories: tourism, archaeological site, and historic site
- Location: Ortiga, Mação Municipality, Santarém District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
39.48014° or 39° 28′ 49″ northLongitude
-8.0279° or 8° 1′ 40″ westOpen location code
8CFHFXJC+3ROpenStreetMap ID
node 1899644114OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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