Quinta das Areias
Quinta das Areias is a nature reserve in União das freguesias de Castanheira do Ribatejo e Cachoeiras, Vila Franca de Xira, Lisbon District. Quinta das Areias is situated nearby to the neighborhood Povos, as well as near the locality Alto do Senhor da Boa Morte.Places of Interest
Highlights include Pelourinho de Povos and Monte do Senhor da Boa Morte.
Monte do Senhor da Boa Morte
Nature reserve
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Monte do Senhor da Boa Morte is a nature reserve.
Cave of Pedra Furada
Cave
Photo: Roundtheworld, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Cave of Pedra Furada is a small cave located in the municipality of Vila Franca de Xira, about 20 km north of Lisbon in Portugal. Archaeological studies conducted within the cave suggest it was occupied intermittently by humans during at least three periods between the end of the fourth millennium BC and the second millennium BC.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cadafais and Castanheira do Ribatejo e Cachoeiras.
Cadafais
Village
Cadafais is a former civil parish, located in the municipality of Alenquer, in western Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Carregado e Cadafais. It covers 9.29 km² in area, with 1687 inhabitants as of 2001.
Castanheira do Ribatejo e Cachoeiras
Town
Castanheira do Ribatejo e Cachoeiras is a civil parish in the municipality of Vila Franca de Xira, Portugal. It was formed in 2013 by the merger of the former parishes Castanheira do Ribatejo and Cachoeiras.
Carregado
Town
Carregado is a former civil parish, located in the municipality of Alenquer, in western Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Carregado e Cadafais.
Quinta das Areias
- Type: Nature reserve
- Also known as: “Pátio das Areias”
- Categories: quinta, cultural heritage, farm, recreation area, and historic site
- Location: União das freguesias de Castanheira do Ribatejo e Cachoeiras, Vila Franca de Xira, Lisbon District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.9807° or 38° 58′ 50″ northLongitude
-8.9782° or 8° 58′ 42″ westInception
1854Open location code
8CCHX2JC+7POpenStreetMap ID
way 459854508OpenStreetMap feature
historic=farmOpenStreetMap feature
landuse=farmyardOpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserveWikidata ID
Q93889779
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In Other Languages
“Quinta das Areias” goes by many names.
- Portuguese: “Pátio das Areias, na Quinta das Areias”
- Portuguese: “Quinta das Areias”
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Localities in the Area
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