Fortificações da Praça de Valença do Minho
Fortificações da Praça de Valença do Minho is a historic site in União das freguesias de Valença, Cristelo Covo e Arão, Valença, Viana do Castelo District. Fortificações da Praça de Valença do Minho is situated near the fountain Fonte da Vila, as well as near the town hall Câmara Municipal de Valença.- Type: Historic site
- Description: building in Valença, Viana do Castelo District, Portugal
- Also known as: “Murallas de Valença”, “Praca-forte de Valenca”, “Praça-forte de valença”, and “Praza forte de Valença”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights: Câmara Municipal de Valença and Pelourinho de Valença.
Pelourinho de Valença
Pelourinho de Valença is situated 150 metres north of Fortificações da Praça de Valença do Minho.Igreja de Santo Estêvão
Church
Igreja de Santo Estêvão is a church, which is situated 180 metres northeast of Fortificações da Praça de Valença do Minho.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tui and San Bartolomeu.
Tui
Tui is a town in Galicia on the north bank of the Miño River, on the border with Portugal. In Castilian Spanish it's "Tuy" but Galician place names are now the official version.San Bartolomeu
Hamlet
San Bartolomeu is a hamlet, which is situated 3 km north of Fortificações da Praça de Valença do Minho.
Ganfei
Village
Ganfei is a village, which is situated 3 km northeast of Fortificações da Praça de Valença do Minho.
Fortificações da Praça de Valença do Minho
- Categories: fort, cultural heritage, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: União das freguesias de Valença, Cristelo Covo e Arão, Valença, Viana do Castelo District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
42.03027° or 42° 1′ 49″ north
Longitude
-8.64543° or 8° 38′ 44″ west
Open location code
8CJH29J3+4R
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=yes
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From French to Turkish—“Fortificações da Praça de Valença do Minho” goes by many names.
- French: “place forte de Valença”
- French: “Place forte de Valença”
- Galician: “Fortaleza de Valença”
- Portuguese: “Praça-forte de Valença”
- Spanish: “Fortaleza de Valença”
- Turkish: “Praça de Valença do Minho Hisarı”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Fonte da Vila and Revelim da Fonte da Vila.
Nearby Places
Places to explore: Piezin and Katy Home.
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