Pars Urbana

Pars Urbana is a ruins in União das freguesias de São Miguel, Santa Eufémia e Rabaçal, Penela Municipality, Coimbra District. Pars Urbana is situated nearby to Roman villa of Rabaçal, as well as near the ruins Balneum.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Roman villa of Rabaçal and Castelo de Germanelo.

Roman villa of Rabaçal

Photo: Carole Raddato, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Roman villa of Rabaçal in Rabaçal near Penela was located near the Roman road from Olisipo to Bracara Augusta in Portugal. The excavations begun in 1984 exposed the layout of a villa, the center of which is an octagonal peristyle around which the other rooms are grouped symmetrically.

Castelo de Germanelo

Protected area

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Castelo de Germanelo is a protected area, which is situated 2½ km southeast of Pars Urbana.

Pelourinho de Pombalinho

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Pelourinho de Pombalinho is situated 3 km south of Pars Urbana.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Penela and Alvorge.

Penela

Town

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Penela is a municipality located in Coimbra District, in Portugal. It contains the town of Penela with about 3,300 inhabitants. The town's main tourist attraction is the Penela Castle. Penela is situated 6 km east of Pars Urbana.

Alvorge

Village

Alvorge is a civil parish of the municipality of Ansião, Portugal. The population in 2011 was 1,227, in an area of 39.05 km². As a religious parish, it belongs to the Diocese of Coimbra. Alvorge is situated 7 km south of Pars Urbana.