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Serra da Marofa

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Serra da Marofa
6440, Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo

Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo

A hill that 977 metres high, tem kilometres long and 7.5 kilometres wide and belongs to the Old Massif of Entre Douro e Tejo (Between Douro and Tagus). It is located to the southwest of Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo, between the Côa river and the Spanish border and it is surrounded by pine woods and oak trees. On the top, a special note to the chapel of Our Lady of Fátima, built in 1947, to the cave of Our Lady of Lurdes, a replica of the one in France, and to the local bookplate: the imposing Cristo Rei (Christ the …

Rio Águeda

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Barca de Alva
6440, Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo

Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo

A 130 kilometres long river that borders Spain for twenty kilometres. It starts in Spain, on the Mesas Hill, and has its mouth in the Douro river, near Barca d'Alva.

Barragem de Santa Maria de Aguiar

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Nave Redonda
6440, Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo

Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo

A dam, located on the Aguiar brook, a tributary of the Douro river. Near the dam there is an abbey of Santa Maria de Aguiar. The most common fish species are the carp and the trout and fishing is permitted. One may also windsurf, swim and sail.