Côa Museum

Côa Museum is a museum in Vila Nova de Foz Côa, Guarda District. Côa Museum is situated nearby to the archaeological site Foz do Côa, as well as near Quinta das Tulhas.

Photo: Aires Almeida, CC BY 2.0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Coa halt and Pelourinho de Foz Côa.

Coa halt

Railway station

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The Coa halt, is a closed interface of the Douro line, which used to serve the town of Vila Nova de Foz Côa, in the Guarda District, in Portugal. The halt started operating on 5 May 1887, and was closed in 2 October 1988. Coa halt is situated 740 metres northeast of Côa Museum.

Pelourinho de Foz Côa

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Pelourinho de Foz Côa is situated 2 km west of Côa Museum.

Igreja matriz de Vila Nova de Foz Côa

Church

Photo: David Perez, CC BY 4.0.

Igreja matriz de Vila Nova de Foz Côa is a church, which is situated 2 km west of Côa Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vila Nova de Foz Côa and Pocinho.

Vila Nova de Foz Côa

Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Vila Nova de Foz Côa is a town of 7,300 people in Alto Douro wine region of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, northern Portugal. It principal draw for visitors are the sites of prehistoric rock art scattered through the nearby Côa Valley, and the museum in town that serves as a portal for understanding them.

Pocinho

Hamlet

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Pocinho is a village in northern Portugal, located in the Vila Nova de Foz Côa Municipality. The Pocinho Dam and the River Douro are nearby. Pocinho railway station is the eastern terminus of the Douro railway line, so the community developed with the arrival of the railway in 1887. Pocinho is situated 6 km north of Côa Museum.