Freixeira

Freixeira is a hamlet in União das freguesias de Venda do Pinheiro e Santo Estêvão das Galés, Mafra, Lisbon District. Freixeira is situated nearby to the neighborhood Vale de Mafra, as well as near the locality Pinhal dos Cortiços.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Anta de Carcavelos and Malveira train station.

Anta de Carcavelos

Archaeological site

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The Anta de Carcavelos, located close to the village of Carcavelos near the town of Lousa in the municipality of Loures in the Lisbon District of Portugal, is a stone age dolmen or megalithic monument from the Chalcolithic period. Anta de Carcavelos is situated 3 km south of Freixeira.

Malveira train station

Railway station

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Malveira train station is a railway station, which is situated 3½ km northwest of Freixeira.

Fort of Mosqueiro

Protected area

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The Fort of Mosqueiro, also known as the Redoubt of Mosqueiro, is one of a group of fortifications in Portugal that made up the Lines of Torres Vedras, which were designed to protect the capital, Lisbon, from possible invasion by French troops during the Peninsular War. Fort of Mosqueiro is situated 4 km east of Freixeira.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Venda do Pinheiro and Lousa.

Venda do Pinheiro

Town

Venda do Pinheiro is a small town in the municipality of Mafra, northern Lisbon district, Portugal. It was the head of a civil parish until the 2013 reform, when it was merged into Venda do Pinheiro and Santo Estêvão das Galés parish.