Torre de Fonte Arcada
Torre de Fonte Arcada is a tower in União das freguesias de Fonte Arcada e Escurquela, Sernancelhe, Viseu District. Torre de Fonte Arcada is situated nearby to the scenic viewpoint Cerro do Relógio, as well as near Pelourinho de Fonte Arcada.Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Pelourinho de Fonte Arcada and Solar dos Brigadeiros.
Solar dos Brigadeiros
Residential building
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Solar dos Brigadeiros is a residential building.
Paço da Loba
House
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Paço da Loba is a house, which is situated 120 metres northeast of Torre de Fonte Arcada.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Escurquela and Rua.
Escurquela
Village
Escurquela is a small town in the north of Portugal. Located in the municipality of Sernancelhe, Viseu district, with a population of 138 is small hamlet located near the river Távora downstream of the Barragem do Vilar reservoir. Escurquela is situated 4½ km north of Torre de Fonte Arcada.
Rua
Village
Photo: Fgabriel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Rua is a Portuguese parish, located in the municipality of Moimenta da Beira. The population in 2011 was 601, in an area of 9.67 km2. Until the late 19th century, the town was the most important in the municipality. Rua is situated 4½ km southwest of Torre de Fonte Arcada.
Vila da Ponte
Village
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Vila da Ponte is a village, which is situated 5 km south of Torre de Fonte Arcada.
Torre de Fonte Arcada
- Type: Tower
- Categories: clock tower, watchtower, cultural heritage, building, and historic site
- Location: União das freguesias de Fonte Arcada e Escurquela, Sernancelhe, Viseu District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.96459° or 40° 57′ 53″ northLongitude
-7.52246° or 7° 31′ 21″ westOpen location code
8CGJXF7H+R2OpenStreetMap ID
way 183238236OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=watchtowerOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=towerWikidata ID
Q87008754
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In Other Languages
“Torre de Fonte Arcada” goes by many names.
- Portuguese: “Torre de Fonte Arcada”
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Highlights include Cerro do Relógio and Antiga Igreja Baptista.
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