Foz do Côa
Foz do Côa is an archaeological site in Guarda District, Portugal. Foz do Côa is situated nearby to the archaeological site Quinta das Tulhas, as well as near the bridge Ponte Ferroviária do Côa.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 370 metres north of Foz do Côa.
Côa Museum
Museum
Photo: Aires Almeida, CC BY 2.0.
Côa Museum is situated 550 metres west of Foz do Côa.
Pelourinho de Foz Côa
Photo: Turismo En Portugal, CC BY 2.0.
Pelourinho de Foz Côa is situated 2½ km west of Foz do Côa.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Vila Nova de Foz Côa and Pocinho.
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.
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 6 km north of Foz do Côa.
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 east of Foz do Côa.
Foz do Côa
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Guarda District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
41.0805° or 41° 4′ 50″ northLongitude
-7.10599° or 7° 6′ 22″ westOpen location code
8CHJ3VJV+6JOpenStreetMap ID
node 3892270137OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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