Picoto
Picoto is a locality in Bucelas, Loures, Lisbon District. Picoto is situated nearby to the locality Casal do Quadradinho, as well as near Caracol.Places of Interest
Highlights include Fort of Ribas and Bucelas Wine and Vineyard Museum.
Fort of Ribas
Protected area
Photo: Roundtheworld, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Fort of Ribas, also known as the Redoubt of Ribas and the Redoubt of Freixial Alto, is one of a group of fortifications in Portugal that made up the second of the three defensive Lines of Torres Vedras, between the Atlantic Ocean and the River Tagus, which were designed to protect the capital, Lisbon, from possible invasion by French troops during the Peninsular War.
Anta de Casaínhos
Archaeological site
Photo: Juntas, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Anta de Casaínhos is an archaeological site, which is situated 3 km southwest of Picoto.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fanhões and Cabeço de Montachique.
Cabeço de Montachique
Hamlet
Photo: Hipersyl, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Cabeço de Montachique is a hamlet, which is situated 4 km west of Picoto.
Santo Antão do Tojal
Village
Photo: Juntas, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Santo Antão do Tojal is a Portuguese locality in the Municipality of Loures. It was the seat of the extinct Parish of Santo Antão do Tojal, which had an area of 15.13 km² and 4,216 inhabitants, resulting in a population density of 278.7 inhabitants/km². Santo Antão do Tojal is situated 5 km south of Picoto.
Picoto
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Picoito”
- Category: hill
- Location: Bucelas, Loures, Lisbon District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.89934° or 38° 53′ 58″ northLongitude
-9.1475° or 9° 8′ 51″ westOpen location code
8CCGVVX2+PXOpenStreetMap ID
node 8846487858OpenStreetMap feature
natural=hillOpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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