Cavalaria
Cavalaria is an archaeological site in Castelo Melhor, Vila Nova de Foz Côa Municipality, Guarda District. Cavalaria is situated nearby to the archaeological site Broeira, as well as near Moinhos de Cima.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Coa halt and Côa Museum.
Coa halt
Railway station
Photo: Adriao, Public domain.
The Coa halt, is a closed interface of the Douro line, which used to serve the town of Vila Nova de Foz Côa, in the Guarda District, in Portugal. The halt started operating on 5 May 1887, and was closed in 2 October 1988. Coa halt is situated 1½ km north of Cavalaria.
Côa Museum
Museum
Photo: Aires Almeida, CC BY 2.0.
Côa Museum is situated 1½ km northwest of Cavalaria.
Pelourinho de Foz Côa
Photo: Turismo En Portugal, CC BY 2.0.
Pelourinho de Foz Côa is situated 3½ km west of Cavalaria.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Vila Nova de Foz Côa and Urrós.
Vila Nova de Foz Côa
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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.
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 6 km east of Cavalaria.
Pocinho
Hamlet
Photo: André Marques, CC BY 2.0.
Pocinho is a village in northern Portugal, located in the Vila Nova de Foz Côa Municipality. The Pocinho Dam and the River Douro are nearby. Pocinho railway station is the eastern terminus of the Douro railway line, so the community developed with the arrival of the railway in 1887. Pocinho is situated 7 km north of Cavalaria.
Cavalaria
- 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
41.0716° or 41° 4′ 18″ northLongitude
-7.09884° or 7° 5′ 56″ westOpen location code
8CHJ3WC2+JFOpenStreetMap ID
node 3892258498OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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