Picota
Picota is a dwelling in União das freguesias de Vila e Roussas, Melgaço Municipality, Viana do Castelo District. Picota is situated nearby to the village Roussas, as well as near the police station GNR - Posto Territorial de Melgaço.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Castle of Melgaço and Casa da Quinta da Calçada.
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. Castle of Melgaço is situated 1½ km west of Picota.
Casa da Quinta da Calçada
Heritage site
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Casa da Quinta da Calçada is a heritage site, which is situated 1¼ km northwest of Picota.
Chapel of Nossa Senhora da Orada (Melgaço)
Church
Photo: Joseolgon, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Chapel of Nossa Senhora da Orada (Melgaço) is a church, which is situated 1¼ km northwest of Picota.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Roussas and Chaviães.
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.
Chaviães
Village
Chaviães 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 Chaviães e Paços. It has a population of 431 inhabitants and a total area of 4.47 km2.
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.
Picota
- Type: Dwelling
- Categories: locality, residential building, and building
- Location: União das freguesias de Vila e Roussas, Melgaço Municipality, Viana do Castelo District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
42.10975° or 42° 6′ 35″ northLongitude
-8.24432° or 8° 14′ 40″ westOpen location code
8CJH4Q54+V7OpenStreetMap ID
node 3777473167OpenStreetMap feature
place=isolated_dwelling
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