Artificial caves of Alapraia
The Artificial caves of Alapraia constitute a prehistoric necropolis formed by four subterranean tombs or hypogea that were created by excavating marlstone rock using stone tools.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Nature reserve
- Description: cultural heritage monument in Cascais, Portugal
- Also known as: “Grutas artificiais de Alapraia”, “Grutas Artificiais de Alapraia”, and “Necrópole Eneolítica de Alapraia”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Casino Estoril and Estádio António Coimbra da Mota.
Casino Estoril
Casino
Photo: Mathias-S, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Estoril Casino is a casino in the Portuguese Riviera, in the municipality of Cascais, Portugal. Today, it is one of the biggest working casinos in Europe.
Estádio António Coimbra da Mota
Stadium
Photo: Northside, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Estadio António Coimbra da Mota is a multi-use stadium in Estoril, Portugal. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Primeira Liga side G.D.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Oeiras and São Domingos de Rana.
Oeiras
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Oeiras is a town and municipality in the western part of Lisbon metropolitan area, located within the Portuguese Riviera, in continental Portugal. The municipality is part of the urban agglomeration of Lisbon and the town of Oeiras is about 16 km from Lisbon downtown.
São Domingos de Rana
Village
Photo: ►JOTA ENE◄, CC BY 2.0.
São Domingos de Rana is a civil parish of the Portuguese municipality of Cascais, part of the Greater Lisbon subregion. The population in 2011 was 57,502, in an area of 20.36 km2.
Carcavelos
Village
Photo: Rúdisicyon, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Carcavelos was, until 2013, a civil parish in the Portuguese municipality of Cascais, about 12 kilometres west of Lisbon. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Carcavelos e Parede.
Artificial caves of Alapraia
- Categories: archaeological site, cave, grotto, cultural heritage, tourism, recreation area, tourist attraction, and historic site
- Location: Cascais e Estoril, Cascais, Lisbon District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.7066° or 38° 42′ 24″ northLongitude
-9.3771° or 9° 22′ 38″ westOpen location code
8CCGPJ4F+J4OpenStreetMap ID
way 461962038OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteOpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserveOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q1243187
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In Other Languages
From German to Portuguese—“Artificial caves of Alapraia” goes by many names.
- German: “Nekropole von Alapraia”
- Hausa: “Koguna na wucin gadi na Alapraia”
- Portuguese: “Alapraia Eneolithic Necropolis”
- Portuguese: “Grutas artificiais de Alapraia”
- Portuguese: “Necrópole Eneolítica de Alapraia”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Núcleo Urbano Histórico de Alapraia and Alapraia.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Chafariz da Alapraia and Largo do Chafariz da Alapraia.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Artificial caves of Alapraia”. Photo: Roundtheworld, CC BY-SA 4.0.