Quinta dos Travassos

Quinta dos Travassos is a park in Lousa, Loures, Lisbon District. Quinta dos Travassos is situated nearby to the cemetery Cemitério de Lousa, as well as near the sports venue GDL - Grupo Desportivo de Lousa.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Anta de Carcavelos and Anta do Alto da Toupeira.

Anta de Carcavelos

Archaeological site

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The Anta de Carcavelos, located close to the village of Carcavelos near the town of Lousa in the municipality of Loures in the Lisbon District of Portugal, is a stone age dolmen or megalithic monument from the Chalcolithic period. Anta de Carcavelos is situated 690 metres southwest of Quinta dos Travassos.

Anta do Alto da Toupeira

Archaeological site

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The Anta do Alto da Toupeira, also called the Anta da Toupeira or the Anta de Salemas, is a Neolithic dolmen, or megalithic tomb, situated in the parish of Lousa in the municipality of Loures, in the Lisbon District of Portugal. Anta do Alto da Toupeira is situated 1½ km south of Quinta dos Travassos.

Fort of Mosqueiro

Protected area

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The Fort of Mosqueiro, also known as the Redoubt of Mosqueiro, is one of a group of fortifications in Portugal that made up the Lines of Torres Vedras, which were designed to protect the capital, Lisbon, from possible invasion by French troops during the Peninsular War. Fort of Mosqueiro is situated 2½ km northeast of Quinta dos Travassos.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cabeço de Montachique and Venda do Pinheiro.

Cabeço de Montachique

Hamlet

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Cabeço de Montachique is a hamlet.

Venda do Pinheiro

Town

Venda do Pinheiro is a small town in the municipality of Mafra, northern Lisbon district, Portugal. It was the head of a civil parish until the 2013 reform, when it was merged into Venda do Pinheiro and Santo Estêvão das Galés parish. Venda do Pinheiro is situated 4½ km northwest of Quinta dos Travassos.