Castle of Arnóia

The Castle of Arnóia, also known as the Castle of Arnoia, the Castle of the Moors or the Castle of Moreira, is a castle located in the civil parish of Arnóia, in the municipality of Celorico de Basto, in the Braga District, Portugal.

Photo: Lídia Maria Faria, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Photo: Lídia Maria Faria, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Type: Castle
Description: building in Arnoia, Braga District, Portugal
Also known as: “Castelo de Arnóia”, “Castelo de Moreira”, “Castelo dos Mouros (Arnoia)”, and “Castelo dos Mouros ou Castelo de Moreira”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Pillory of Castelo.

Pillory of Castelo

Pillory of Castelo

Photo: Pedro, CC BY 2.0.

Pillory of Castelo is situated 110 metres northwest of Castle of Arnóia.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Arnóia and Codeçoso.

Arnóia

Village

Photo: Joseolgon, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Arnóia, also spelled Arnoia, is a Portuguese locality… Arnóia is situated 3 km east of Castle of Arnóia.

Codeçoso

Village

Photo: Joseolgon, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Codeçoso is a village, which is situated 3½ km southeast of Castle of Arnóia.

Borba de Montanha

Village

Borba de Montanha — historically and locally also… Borba de Montanha is situated 4 km northwest of Castle of Arnóia.

Castle of Arnóia

Categories: cultural heritage, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: União das freguesias de Carvalho e Basto (Santa Tecla), Celorico de Basto Municipality, Braga District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude

41.36357° or 41° 21′ 49″ north

Longitude

-8.05188° or 8° 3′ 7″ west

Operator

DRCNorte, Portaria n.º 829/2009, DR, 2.ª série, n.º 163 de 24 agosto 2009

Open location code

8CHH9W7X+C6

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=castle

Wikidata ID

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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Uzbek—“Castle of Arnóia” goes by many names.

Catalan: “Castell d’Arnoia”
French: “Château d’Arnoia”
French: “château d’Arnóia”
Portuguese: “Castelo de Arnoia”
Russian: “Замок Арнойя”
Spanish: “castillo de arnoia en portugal”
Spanish: “Castillo de arnoia en portugal”
Turkish: “Arnóia Kalesi”
Uzbek: “Arnoia qal’asi”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Centro Interpretativo do Castelo and São Gruivo.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Torre de Menagem do Castelo de Arnoia and Restaurante a Forca.

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