Cemitério de Barca d’Alva

Cemitério de Barca d’Alva is a cemetery in Escalhão, Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo Municipality, Guarda District. Cemitério de Barca d’Alva is situated nearby to the museum Plataforma de Ciência Aberta, as well as near the wharf Cais Turístico-Fluvial de Barca de Alva.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Barca d’Alva railway station and Vega Terrón Pier.

Barca d’Alva railway station

Railway station

Photo: Tentre, CC0.

Barca d'Alva railway station was the terminal station of the Douro Line, until its closure in 1988. The station used to serve the village of Barca d'Alva and acted as a border station between Portugal and Spain, via the Barca d'Alva–La Fuente de San Esteban railway. Barca d’Alva railway station is situated 490 metres northeast of Cemitério de Barca d’Alva.

Vega Terrón Pier

Station

Photo: Tres1416, Public domain.

Vega Terrón Pier is a station, which is situated 1 km east of Cemitério de Barca d’Alva.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Barca d’Alva and La Fregeneda.

Barca d’Alva

Hamlet

Barca d'Alva is a Portuguese village located in the municipality of Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo, north of the Guarda District. Barca d'Alva is also located inside the Douro International Natural Park and less than 1 km away from the Portugal-Spain border, defined by the Douro and the Águeda rivers.

La Fregeneda

Village

Photo: martius, CC BY 2.0.

La Fregeneda is a municipality of Spain located in the province of Salamanca, Castile and León. As of 2016 the municipality has a population of 337 inhabitants. La Fregeneda is situated 8 km southeast of Cemitério de Barca d’Alva.