Fonte da Carranca
Fonte da Carranca is a fountain in Queluz, Sintra, Lisbon District. Fonte da Carranca is situated nearby to the hotel Pousada de Dona Maria I, as well as near the garden Jardim de Malta.Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Palacete Pombal and Pousada de Dona Maria I.
Palacete Pombal
Manor estate
Pousada de Dona Maria I
Hotel
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Pousada of D. Maria is part of the Pousadas de Portugal network of lodgings, housed in the historical servants quarters/annex of the Queluz National Palace, located in the civil parish of Queluz in the municipality of Sintra in the Portuguese sub-region of Greater Lisbon.
Jardim Botânico de Queluz
Garden
Photo: GualdimG, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Jardim Botânico de Queluz is a garden, which is situated 330 metres southwest of Fonte da Carranca.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Queluz and Monte Abraão.
Queluz
Photo: Patrick Nouhailler, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Queluz is a Portuguese city in Sintra municipality in Greater Lisbon, Estremadura, and home to one of the finest examples of Rococo architecture in Europe: the Queluz National Palace.
Venteira
Suburb
Photo: GualdimG, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Venteira is a civil parish in the municipality of Amadora, Portugal. The population in 2011 was 18,539, in an area of 5.31 km2. In 2013, the northern part of the parish of Reboleira was merged into Venteira.
Fonte da Carranca
- Type: Fountain
- Also known as: “Chafariz da Carranca”
- Categories: cultural heritage, building, tourism, tourist attraction, and historic site
- Location: Queluz, Sintra, Lisbon District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.75009° or 38° 45′ 0″ northLongitude
-9.25715° or 9° 15′ 26″ westOpen location code
8CCGQP2V+24OpenStreetMap ID
way 750211828OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=fountainOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=fountainOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=water_tapOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q113329374
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In Other Languages
“Fonte da Carranca” goes by many names.
- Portuguese: “Fonte da Carranca”
- Portuguese: “Fonte da Pedra Lavrada”
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Notable Places Nearby
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