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General information - Location

Country	Portugal
Location in country	Center
Location in Europe	South Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -8.0215,Lat: 41.4537
Elevation	461 meter above sea level
Local time	14:56:03pm
Name province/region	Continente
Name Subregion	Braga
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Celorico de Basto
Name	Ribas

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Gandarela	1.2 km	NorthWest
2 Raposeira	1.5 km	South
3 Ferrã	1.5 km	NorthNorthEast
4 Nespereira	2.4 km	SouthWest
5 Cerdeira	2.7 km	West

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Lisboa	Portugal	315 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Madrid	Spain	386 km	EastSouthEast
3 Gibraltar	Gibraltar	636 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Atlantic Ocean is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 61 km (direction West).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Duero main - Lower, part of the larger catchment area Douro. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Albufeira do Ermal (1.7 km² at a height of around 335 meter above sea level) at a distance of 16.3 km in NorthNorthWestern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Portugese-Spanish border with a straight distance of 40 km in Northern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 56 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 5%, hill: 52%, low mountains: 42%, moderate high mountains: 2%, The hills are mainly eastern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

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

Name
Montes entre Larouco e Marão

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport (at a distance of 59 km and direction West).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Vila Real Airport (at a distance of 32 km in SouthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

15.7 km2

19.9%

Nature

28 km2

35.7%

Agriculture

32.1 km2

40.8%

Viticulture

0.6 km2

0.8%

Urban area

0.3 km2

0.4%

Infrastructure

1.9 km2

2.4%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Torres in country Portugal

Torres at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Historic Centre of Guimarães	Portugal	23 km	West
2 Sanctuary of Bom Jesus do Monte in Braga	Portugal	32 km	NorthWest
3 Alto Douro Wine Region	Portugal	44 km	SouthSouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Alvão / Marão	PT	10 km	SouthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Gandarela

Type of weather in Gandarela	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	15 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.32 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	West
Air pressure:	1012 mb
Humidity:	98 %
Daylength at 5 May 2024:	14 hour and 10 minutes
Sunrise :	07:23 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:33 Europe/Amsterdam