Castle of Pena de Aguiar
The Castle of Pena de Aguiar is a medieval castle, alternately the Castle of Aguiar da Pena, situated in the civil parish of Telões, in the municipality of Vila Pouca de Aguiar, in the Portuguese district of Vila Real.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
- Type: Castle
- Description: building in Vila Pouca de Aguiar, Vila Real District, Portugal
- Also known as: “Castelo de Aguiar” and “Castelo de Pena de Aguiar”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Parada de Aguiar Halt and Zimão train station.
Parada de Aguiar Halt
Railway station
Photo: JP Ribeiro, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Parada de Aguiar Halt is a railway station, which is situated 1½ km east of Castle of Pena de Aguiar.
Zimão train station
Railway station
Photo: JP Ribeiro, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Zimão train station is a railway station, which is situated 3 km southeast of Castle of Pena de Aguiar.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Freguesia de Gouvães da Serra and Alvão.
Freguesia de Gouvães da Serra
Village
Photo: Joseolgon, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Freguesia de Gouvães da Serra is a village, which is situated 4 km west of Castle of Pena de Aguiar.
Alvão
Village
Photo: Joseolgon, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Alvão is a village, which is situated 4 km northwest of Castle of Pena de Aguiar.
Vila Pouca de Aguiar Municipality
Town
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Vila Pouca de Aguiar is a town and a municipality in the Vila Real district in northern Portugal. A total of 11,819 people lived in the municipality in 2024, across an area of 437.07 square kilometres, while 3,118 lived in the town in 2021. Vila Pouca de Aguiar Municipality is situated 4½ km northeast of Castle of Pena de Aguiar.
Castle of Pena de Aguiar
- Categories: cultural heritage, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Telões, Vila Pouca de Aguiar Municipality, Vila Real District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
41.46951° or 41° 28′ 10″ northLongitude
-7.68004° or 7° 40′ 48″ westOpen location code
8CHJF899+RXOpenStreetMap ID
way 322658128OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q5049809
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Turkish—“Castle of Pena de Aguiar” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Castelo de Pena de Aguiar”
- French: “Château de Pena de Aguiar”
- Portuguese: “Castelo de Aguiar da Pena”
- Portuguese: “Castelo de pena de aguiar”
- Portuguese: “Castelo de Pena de Aguiar”
- Turkish: “Pena de Aguiar Kalesi”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Capela do Castelo and Capela de Nossa Senhora da Pedreira.
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