Fraga
Fraga is an archaeological site in União das freguesias de Parada do Bispo e Valdigem, Lamego, Viseu District. Fraga is situated nearby to the cemetery Cemitério de Valdigem, as well as near the outdoor gym Centro de Manutenção de São Domingos.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Régua Dam and Chapel of São Pedro de Balsemão.
Régua Dam
Power station
Photo: Laszlo Daroczy, CC BY 2.0.
Régua Dam is a concrete gravity dam on the Douro, where the river forms the border line between the districts of Vila Real and Viseu. It is located in the municipality Peso da Régua, in Vila Real District, Portugal. Régua Dam is situated 2½ km northeast of Fraga.
Chapel of São Pedro de Balsemão
Church
Photo: paul Barker Hemings, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The small Chapel of Sao Pedro de Balsemao, is situated in the civil parish of Sé, municipality of Lamego in the northern region of Portugal. It was a Visigothic sanctuary dating back to the 7th century, although it has Baroque elements, in particular, in the South Gate and the western facade, which adjoins a later residential building. Chapel of São Pedro de Balsemão is situated 3½ km southwest of Fraga.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fontelo and Cambres.
Fontelo
Town
Fontelo is a parish in the northern municipality of Armamar in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 641, in an area of 7.52 km².
Cambres
Town
Cambres is a town in Portugal. It is a parish of Lamego Municipality. The population in 2011 was 2,066, in an area of 11.28 km2. Cambres is situated 4 km west of Fraga.
Peso da Régua
Photo: Gary J. Wood, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Peso da Régua is a city of about 17,000 people in the Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro region in Northern Portugal. The production of Port wine has been essential to the town's fortunes.
Fraga
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: União das freguesias de Parada do Bispo e Valdigem, Lamego, Viseu District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
41.12543° or 41° 7′ 32″ northLongitude
-7.75136° or 7° 45′ 5″ westOpen location code
8CHJ46GX+5FOpenStreetMap ID
node 7047391533OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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