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General information - Location

Country	Portugal
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	South Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -8.7207,Lat: 41.5617
Elevation	151 meter above sea level
Local time	4:21:38am
Name province/region	Continente
Name Subregion	Braga
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Barcelos
Name	Vila Cova e Feitos

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Vila Nova	0.7 km	West
2 Vila Cova de Cima	1.2 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Vila Cova de Baixo	1.3 km	South
4 Igreja	1.4 km	West
5 Outeiro	1.5 km	SouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Lisboa	Portugal	316 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Madrid	Spain	445 km	EastSouthEast
3 Gibraltar	Gibraltar	673 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 Cavado, Ave and Leca. 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 40.9 km in EastNorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Portugese-Spanish border with a straight distance of 36.7 km in Northern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 51 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 0%, low location: 75%, hill: 25%, The hills are mainly western orientated. The most common land use in the area is forest.

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 35 km and direction South).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

35.1 km2

44.8%

Nature

12.9 km2

16.5%

Agriculture

25.4 km2

32.3%

Viticulture

0.3 km2

0.4%

Urban area

4.7 km2

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Mareces in country Portugal

Mareces 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	29 km	EastSouthEast
2 Historic Centre of Guimarães	Portugal	38 km	SouthEast
3 Historic Centre of Oporto, Luiz I Bridge and Monastery of Serra do Pilar	Portugal	48 km	South

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Litoral Norte	PT	5.9 km	West

Social media - Maps

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Palmeira de Faro

Type of weather in Palmeira de Faro	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	11 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.74 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South South East
Air pressure:	1016 mb
Humidity:	91 %
Daylength at 30 April 2024:	13 hour and 59 minutes
Sunrise :	07:32 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:31 Europe/Amsterdam