Rocha dos Namorados
The Rocha dos Namorados is a large upright granite stone located in the parish of Corval, municipality of Reguengos de Monsaraz, in the Évora District of the Alentejo region of Portugal.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
- Type: Rock
- Description: pagan site in Évora district, Portugal
- Also known as: “Menir da Rocha dos Namorados”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ermida de São Pedro ou de Nossa Senhora do Rosário and Castle of Azinhalinho.
Ermida de São Pedro ou de Nossa Senhora do Rosário
Church
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ermida de São Pedro ou de Nossa Senhora do Rosário is a church, which is situated 1 km east of Rocha dos Namorados.
Castle of Azinhalinho
Archaeological site
The Castle of Azinhalinho is a medieval castle in the civil parish of Corval, municipality of Reguengos de Monsaraz, the Portuguese district of Évora. It is classified by IGESPAR as a Site of Public Interest. Castle of Azinhalinho is situated 3 km southeast of Rocha dos Namorados.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Monsaraz and Freguesia de Campinho.
Monsaraz
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Monsaraz is a civil parish of the municipality of Reguengos de Monsaraz, on the right margin of the Guadiana River in the Portuguese Alentejo region, near its border with Spain. The population in 2011 was 782, in an area of 88.29 km2. Monsaraz is situated 8 km east of Rocha dos Namorados.
Freguesia de Campinho
Village
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Freguesia de Campinho is a village, which is situated 9 km south of Rocha dos Namorados.
Rocha dos Namorados
- Categories: menhir, cultural heritage, tourism, tourist attraction, archaeological site, historic site, and landform
- Location: Corval, Reguengos de Monsaraz, Évora District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
38.44558° or 38° 26′ 44″ northLongitude
-7.47571° or 7° 28′ 33″ westOpen location code
8CCJCGWF+6POpenStreetMap ID
node 3999426656OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteOpenStreetMap feature
natural=rockOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q10363540
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In Other Languages
From French to Portuguese—“Rocha dos Namorados” goes by many names.
- French: “Menir da Rocha dos Namorados”
- French: “Rocha dos Namorados”
- Portuguese: “Menir da Rocha dos Namorados”
- Portuguese: “Rocha dos Namorados”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Praça Doutor Manuel Fialho Recto and Igreja de São Pedro.
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