Pedreira do Espanhol
Pedreira do Espanhol is a quarry in Santarém District, Portugal. Pedreira do Espanhol is situated nearby to the peak Vale da Serra, as well as near the hamlet Almonda.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Cave of Aroeira and Gruta da Nascente do Almonda.
Cave of Aroeira
Cave
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The Cave of Aroeira is an archaeological and paleoanthropological site in the Portuguese Estremadura Limestone Massif. The cave is located in the village of Almonda, in the civil parish of Zibreira, in the municipality of Torres Novas in the district of Santarém. Cave of Aroeira is situated 2 km south of Pedreira do Espanhol.
Gruta da Nascente do Almonda
Cave
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Gruta da Nascente do Almonda is a cave, which is situated 2 km south of Pedreira do Espanhol.
Lapa do Picareiro
Cave
The Lapa do Picareiro is a natural cave and prehistoric archaeological site located on the northern slopes of the Serra de Aire mountains in the Ribatejo region of Portugal. Lapa do Picareiro is situated 3 km west of Pedreira do Espanhol.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Almonda and Zibreira.
Almonda
Hamlet
Almonda is a Portuguese village of around 300 inhabitants in the civil parish of Zibreira, within the municipality of Torres Novas and the Santarém District. Almonda is situated 3 km south of Pedreira do Espanhol.
Zibreira
Village
Zibreira is a civil parish in Portugal, located within the municipality of Torres Novas, in the Santarém District. It is noted for the Aroeria cave, where the Aroeira 3 skull of a 400,000 year old Homo Heidelbergensis was found, being the oldest trace of human history in Portugal. Zibreira is situated 4½ km south of Pedreira do Espanhol.
Moitas Venda
Village
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Moitas Venda is a civil parish in Alcanena Municipality, in the Médio Tejo Subregion of Oeste e Vale do Tejo Region, Portugal. The population in 2011 was 866, in an area of 6.75 km². Moitas Venda is situated 5 km southwest of Pedreira do Espanhol.
Pedreira do Espanhol
- Type: Quarry
- Category: industry
- Location: Santarém District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
39.52382° or 39° 31′ 26″ northLongitude
-8.61815° or 8° 37′ 5″ westOpen location code
8CFHG9FJ+GPOpenStreetMap ID
way 329015033OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
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