Monte Formigueiro
Monte Formigueiro is a peak in Briteiros São Salvador e Briteiros Santa Leocádia, Guimarães, Braga District and has an elevation of 438 metres. Monte Formigueiro is situated nearby to the hamlet Aredes, as well as near Costa.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Citânia de Briteiros and Sanctuary of Our Lady of Sameiro.
Citânia de Briteiros
Nature reserve
Photo: Lansbricae, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Citânia de Briteiros is an archaeological site of the Castro culture located in the Portuguese civil parish of Briteiros São Salvador e Briteiros Santa Leocádia in the municipality of Guimarães; important for its size, "urban" form and developed architecture, it is one of the more excavated sites in northwestern Iberian Peninsula.
Sanctuary of Our Lady of Sameiro
Church
Photo: Tournasol7, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Sanctuary of Our Lady of Sameiro or Sanctuary of Sameiro is a sanctuary and Marian shrine in Espinho, near the city of Braga, Portugal. The Shrine of Our Lady of Sameiro remains one of the most frequented places of Marian devotion in Portugal, the complex itself surpassed in size only by the Sanctuary of Fátima.
Museu da Cultura Castreja
Museum
Photo: Nunogand, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Museu da Cultura Castreja is a museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include São Victor and Gualtar.
São Victor
Suburb
São Victor is a Portuguese parish, located in the municipality of Braga. The population in 2011 was 29,642, in an area of 4.08 km². It is named after Saint Victor of Braga, an early Christian martyr who was put to death around AD 300.
Gualtar
Village
São Mamede de Este
Village
Este is a civil parish in the municipality of Braga, Portugal. It was formed in 2013 by the merger of the former parishes São Pedro and São Mamede. The population in 2011 was 3,837, in an area of 9.79 km². In São Mamede is located the Chamor Hill.
Monte Formigueiro
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 438 metres
- Category: landform
- Location: Briteiros São Salvador e Briteiros Santa Leocádia, Guimarães, Braga District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
41.5413° or 41° 32′ 29″ northLongitude
-8.342° or 8° 20′ 31″ westElevation
438 metres (1,437 feet)Open location code
8CHHGMR5+G6OpenStreetMap ID
node 5584339311OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Capela de Santo António (Espinho, Braga) and Junta de Freguesia de Sobreposta.
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