Gelfa
Gelfa is a hamlet in Âncora, Caminha, Viana do Castelo District. Gelfa is situated nearby to the town Vila Praia de Âncora, as well as near the village Afife.Places of Interest
Highlights include Cividade de Âncora and Anta da Barrosa.
Cividade de Âncora
Archaeological site
Photo: Reis Quarteu, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Cividade de Âncora is an archaeological site of the Castro culture located in Afife and Âncora, at the border of the municipalities of Viana do Castelo and Caminha.
Anta da Barrosa
Archaeological site
Photo: Ángel M. Felicísimo, CC BY 2.0.
The Anta da Barrosa, also known as Dolmen da Barrosa and Lapa dos Mouros, is located in the freguesia of Vila Praia de Âncora, municipality of Caminha, Viana do Castelo District, in Portugal.
Fort of Lagarteira
Fort
Photo: Joseolgon, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Fort of Lagarteira is a medieval fort in the civil parish of Vila Praia de Âncora, municipality of Caminha in the Portuguese Norte, classified as a Property of Public Interest.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Vila Praia de Âncora and Afife.
Vila Praia de Âncora
Town
Photo: PatríciaR, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Vila Praia de Âncora is a town and a civil parish in the municipality of Caminha in Portugal. It covers an area of 8.37 square kilometres and had 4,623 residents as of 2021.
Afife
Village
Afife is a civil parish located in the Portuguese municipality of Viana do Castelo. The population in 2011 was 1,632, in an area of 13.03 km2.
Vile
Village
Photo: José Antonio Gil Martínez, CC BY 2.0.
Vile is a village, which is situated 3½ km northeast of Gelfa.
Gelfa
- Type: Hamlet
- Category: locality
- Location: Âncora, Caminha, Viana do Castelo District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
41.79675° or 41° 47′ 48″ northLongitude
-8.86926° or 8° 52′ 9″ westOpen location code
8CHHQ4WJ+P7OpenStreetMap ID
node 3592489150OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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