Bairro da Ribeira

Bairro da Ribeira is a quarter in União das freguesias de Penedono e Granja, Penedono Municipality, Viseu District. Bairro da Ribeira is situated nearby to the hamlet A do Bispo, as well as near the quarter Bairro do Pedrogao.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Pelourinho de Ranhados and Castelo de Ranhados.

Pelourinho de Ranhados

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Pelourinho de Ranhados is situated 3 km northeast of Bairro da Ribeira.

Castelo de Ranhados

Castle

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Castelo de Ranhados is a Portuguese castle in the parish of Ranhados, municipality of Mêda, district of Guarda. The castle was either built in 1286 when King Denis gave a charter to reconstruct a castle from a Lusitanian fort or when in 1381 Ferdinand I donated the village to Távora brothers. Castelo de Ranhados is situated 2½ km northeast of Bairro da Ribeira.

Menir de Penedono

Archaeological site

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Menir de Penedono is an archaeological site, which is situated 3½ km west of Bairro da Ribeira.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ranhados and Penedono.

Ranhados

Village

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Ranhados is a village, which is situated 3 km northeast of Bairro da Ribeira.

Penedono

Town

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Penedono is a municipality in the northern district of Viseu in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 2,952, in an area of 133.71 km2. Penedono is situated 4 km northwest of Bairro da Ribeira.