São Gabriel
São Gabriel is an archaeological site in Castelo Melhor, Vila Nova de Foz Côa Municipality, Guarda District. São Gabriel is situated nearby to the church Capela de S. Gabriel, as well as near the town Almendra.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Prehistoric Rock-Art Site of Penascosa and Castelo Melhor train station.
Prehistoric Rock-Art Site of Penascosa
Archaeological site
Photo: Henrique Matos, GFDL.
Vila Nova de Foz Côa is a town of 7,300 people in Alto Douro wine region of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, northern Portugal. It principal draw for visitors are the sites of prehistoric rock art scattered through the nearby Côa Valley, and the museum in town that serves as a portal for understanding them. Prehistoric Rock-Art Site of Penascosa is situated 3½ km southwest of São Gabriel.
Castelo Melhor train station
Railway station
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Castelo Melhor train station is a railway station, which is situated 3 km northeast of São Gabriel.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Almendra and Muxagata.
Almendra
Town
Photo: Xuaxo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Almendra is a civil parish in the municipality of Vila Nova de Foz Côa, Portugal. Almendra is situated 4 km southeast of São Gabriel.
Muxagata
Village
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Muxagata is a village, which is situated 7 km west of São Gabriel.
Urrós
Village
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Urrós is a former parish of the municipality of Torre de Moncorvo, with an area of 57.43 km2 and 265 inhabitants. Urrós is situated 7 km northeast of São Gabriel.
São Gabriel
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Castelo Melhor, Vila Nova de Foz Côa Municipality, Guarda District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
41.03327° or 41° 1′ 60″ northLongitude
-7.08252° or 7° 4′ 57″ westOpen location code
8CHJ2WM8+8XOpenStreetMap ID
node 3892227557OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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