Panoias Sanctuary
The Panóias Sanctuary, also called "Fragas de Panóias", is located in Vale de Nogueiras, in the municipality of Vila Real, Portugal, a few kilometres from the city. Its construction dates back to the end of the 2nd century - early 3rd century AD.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Henrique Matos, CC BY 2.5.
- Type: Protected area
- Description: cultural heritage monument in Vila Real, Portugal
- Also known as: “Santuário de Panóias” and “Santuário Rupestre de Panóias”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Pelourinho de Galegos and Vila Real Airport.
Pelourinho de Galegos
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pelourinho de Galegos is situated 1¼ km east of Panoias Sanctuary.
Vila Real Airport
Aerodrome
Vila Real Airport is an airport located 4 km southeast of Vila Real, Portugal. As of May 2023, a new terminal building is being constructed. This will allow the fire service, police, customs and airclub to have space in a single building. Vila Real Airport is situated 3½ km west of Panoias Sanctuary.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mateus and São Martinho de Anta.
Mateus
Village
Photo: Varun Shiv Kapur, CC BY 2.0.
Mateus is a village, which is situated 3 km northwest of Panoias Sanctuary.
São Martinho de Anta
Town
São Martinho de Anta is a former civil parish in the municipality of Sabrosa, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish São Martinho de Antas e Paradela de Guiães. São Martinho de Anta is situated 6 km east of Panoias Sanctuary.
Lordelo
Town
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lordelo is a town, which is situated 8 km northwest of Panoias Sanctuary.
Panoias Sanctuary
- Categories: Roman archaeological site, sanctuary, cultural heritage, archaeological site, and historic site
- Location: Constantim e Vale de Nogueiras, Vila Real, Vila Real District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
41.28349° or 41° 17′ 1″ northLongitude
-7.68217° or 7° 40′ 56″ westOpen location code
8CHJ78M9+94OpenStreetMap ID
way 529256352OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q959075
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In Other Languages
From French to Spanish—“Panoias Sanctuary” goes by many names.
- French: “sanctuaire de Panóias”
- French: “Sanctuaire de Panóias”
- Galician: “Santuario de Panóias”
- German: “Santuário von Panóias”
- Portuguese: “Fragas de Panóias”
- Portuguese: “Santuario de Panoias”
- Portuguese: “Santuário de Panóias”
- Spanish: “Panoias”
- Spanish: “Panóias”
- Spanish: “Santuario de Panoias”
- Spanish: “Santuario de Panóias”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Centro Interpretativo de Panóias and Igreja Paroquial de Vale de Nogueiras.
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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 “Panoias Sanctuary”. Photo: Henrique Matos, CC BY 2.5.