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Casteloes Destination Guide

Delve into Casteloes in Portugal

Casteloes in the region of Braga is a city in Portugal - some 202 mi or ( 325 km ) North of Lisbon , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Casteloes

Current time in Casteloes is now 06:08 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Lisbon " with a UTC offset of 0 hours. Depending on your travel modalities, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Lisbon, Selho, Porto, Guimarães, and Fafe. While being here, make sure to check out Lisbon . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Casteloes ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Sins of Sound & DJ Arnette feat. Joe Nuke - Mariquinha HD

3:39 min by FafeCity5
Views: 27055 Rating: 4.94

Lyrics: POSSO - PODE (4x) É COBRA OU QUÊ? É JIBOIA! SEGURA MAIS ESSA Ref: MARIQUINHA VEM COMIGO PRA ANGOLA (3X) VEM VER MINHA TERRA, MINHA GENTE ACABAR COM A GUERRA SIM, DE VERDADE AI QUE CANSEIRA, MA ..

The Scorpions - Wind of change (Guimarães - Portugal)

4:27 min by Nuno Magalhães
Views: 4253 Rating: 4.80

The Scorpions - Wind of change (Ao vivo em/Live at Guimarães, Pavilhão Multiusos Pavillion - 06/12/2007) Humanity - Hour1 world tour - Portugal ..


Expensive Soul / Symphonic Experience - Multiusos Guimarães

15:53 min by João Sousa
Views: 4101 Rating: 5.00

Concerto Expensive Soul acompanhados pela Fundação Orquestra Estúdio. Guimarães 2012 A qualidade não é a melhor, mas vale pelos bons momentos!! ..

Guimarães 2012 European Capital of Culture

1:31 min by VisitPortugal
Views: 2700 Rating: 5.00

Guimarães 2012 European Capital of Culture | 2012 English Video © Guimarães 2012 CEC The city of Guimarães is Europe's Capital of Culture in 2012. Come and visit the town where you will find a vibrant ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Church of Fontarcada

The Church of Fontarcada or Matriz de Fontarcada was a Romanesque monastic church to a Benedictine monastery founded in 1067, now the parish church of Fontarcada. It was classified as a National Monument by decree on 16 June 1910. It is dedicated to Saint Saviour. The monastery was founded by a donation of D. Godinho Fafes (or Falifaz), father of the rich count D.

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Located at 41.58 -8.25 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Churches in Braga, Póvoa de Lanhoso

Freitas (Portugal)

Freitas is a village in Northern Portugal. It is the seat of an eponymous "freguesia" (Portuguese for civil parish), which in turn is part of the "concelho" (municipality) of Fafe. The civil parish has an area 6,24 km², with 745 inhabitants for a density of 119,4 people/km² (2001 census). The first lord of the village, a contemporary of the first king of Portugal, around 1164, became known as João das Freitas, hence initiating the surname Freitas.

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Located at 41.51 -8.21 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Villages in Portugal

Fontarcada

Fontarcada or Fonte Arcada is a parish in Portugal, in the municipality of Póvoa de Lanhoso. It is 5.6 km² and had 1,083 inhabitants in 1801 and 1,362 inhabitants in 2001 (with the latter giving a density of 243.2 inhabitants per km²). It was the birthplace of Maria da Fonte, leader of the Revolution of Maria da Fonte. Until the start of the 19th century it formed a couto of its own. Its parish church is the church of Fontarcada.

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Located at 41.58 -8.27 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Parishes of Póvoa de Lanhoso

Calvos

Calvos is a parish in Portugal, in the municipality of Póvoa de Lanhoso. It is 4.48 km² and had 482 inhabitants in 2001 (with the latter giving a density of 243.2 inhabitants per km²). In Calvos is located the older Oak tree in the Iberian Peninsula, named Calvos Oak (in Portuguese Carvalho de Calvos).

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Located at 41.59 -8.26 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Parishes of Póvoa de Lanhoso

Calvos Oak

The Calvos Oak (in Portuguese Carvalho de Calvos) is a Quercus robur tree located in the parish of Calvos, in Póvoa de Lanhoso, Portugal. It is estimated to be about 500 years old, stands 23m tall and measures 40m in circumference.

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Located at 41.60 -8.27 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Individual oak trees, Póvoa de Lanhoso