Lagoa de Chanca

Lagoa de Chanca is a pond in Zambujal, Condeixa-a-Nova, Coimbra District. Lagoa de Chanca is situated nearby to the church Capela da Senhora da Expectação, as well as near Capela de Santa Luzia.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Roman villa of Rabaçal.

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. Roman villa of Rabaçal is situated 2 km southeast of Lagoa de Chanca.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Penela and Alvorge.

Penela

Town

Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.

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 8 km east of Lagoa de Chanca.

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 8 km south of Lagoa de Chanca.