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General information - Location

Country	Portugal
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	South Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -8.7451,Lat: 41.6385
Elevation	48 meter above sea level
Local time	4:58:32am
Name province/region	Continente
Name Subregion	Viana do Castelo
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Viana do Castelo
Name	Alvarães

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Valverde	1.7 km	North
2 Chasqueira	1.7 km	NorthEast
3 Aldeia de Baixo	2.1 km	WestSouthWest
4 Pedreira	2.2 km	West
5 Milhões	2.2 km	NorthNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Lisboa	Portugal	324 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Madrid	Spain	450 km	EastSouthEast
3 Gibraltar	Gibraltar	681 km	SouthSouthEast

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Atlantic Ocean is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 6 km (direction West).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Mino coastal: 1, part of the larger catchment area Minho and Lima. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Albufeira de Touvedo (1.4 km² at a height of around 49 meter above sea level) at a distance of 37.5 km in EastNorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Portugese-Spanish border with a straight distance of 27.9 km in Northern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 39 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 0%, low location: 98%, hill: 2%, The hills are mainly western orientated. The surroundings of the place is moderately urbanised. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

Name area (subregions, nature area, hills, mountains, landscape)

Name
Entre Douro e Minho

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport (at a distance of 44 km and direction South).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

21.1 km2

26.9%

Nature

10.3 km2

13.1%

Agriculture

30.1 km2

38.3%

Viticulture

0.4 km2

0.5%

Urban area

14.9 km2

18.9%

Infrastructure

0.3 km2

0.3%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Alvarães in country Portugal

Alvarães at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Sanctuary of Bom Jesus do Monte in Braga	Portugal	32 km	EastSouthEast
2 Historic Centre of Guimarães	Portugal	44 km	SouthEast
3 Historic Centre of Oporto, Luiz I Bridge and Monastery of Serra do Pilar	Portugal	56 km	South

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Litoral Norte	PT	5 km	WestNorthWest

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Alvarães
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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Valverde

Type of weather in Valverde	few clouds
Current temperature:	9 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.13 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	North East
Air pressure:	1021 mb
Humidity:	93 %
Daylength at 7 May 2024:	14 hour and 15 minutes
Sunrise :	07:23 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:39 Europe/Amsterdam