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University of Coimbra
One of the oldest universities in continuous operation in the world, with a stunning Baroque library and UNESCO World Heritage status.
5 km · about 10 min drive
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Castelo Viegas
Coimbra, Portugal · Europe
About Castelo Viegas
Castelo Viegas is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Antanhol, 5km from Sé Velha de Coimbra.
Castelo Viegas is in Coimbra, Portugal, with about 12,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Antanhol, about 5 km away.
Castelo Viegas is a former civil parish in the municipality of Coimbra, Portugal. The population in 2011 was 1,695, in an area of 7.11 km2. On 28 January 2013 it merged with Santa Clara to form Santa Clara e Castelo Viegas. The first mention is in 1122 with the name Castel Venegas.
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What is there to see near Castelo Viegas?
Within an hour or so of Castelo Viegas: University of Coimbra (5 km), Sé Velha de Coimbra (5 km), Piódão (50 km), Aveiro (57 km).
Are there any good drives near Castelo Viegas?
The nearest famous roads are N2: Portugal's Route 66, N339 Serra da Estrela and Torre Summit Road (N339), Serra da Estrela.
Where is Castelo Viegas?
Castelo Viegas is in Coimbra, Portugal, about 5 km from Antanhol.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 11,858
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Portugal
- Region
- Coimbra
- Timezone
- Europe/Lisbon
- Coordinates
- 40.1631, -8.4066
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Worth the detour from Castelo Viegas
6 notable places within an hour's drive.
cathedral
Sé Velha de Coimbra
A fortress-like 12th-century Romanesque cathedral in the old upper town of Coimbra, near the historic university.
5 km · about 10 min drive
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Piódão
A schist village built in terraces on a steep Serra do Açor hillside, reached by a winding mountain road.
50 km · about 60 min drive
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Aveiro
The 'Venice of Portugal,' a colorful canal city with art nouveau buildings and traditional striped moliceiro boats gliding through its waterways.
57 km · about 65 min drive
historic highway
N2: Portugal's Route 66
Portugal's longest road runs 738 kilometers from Chaves to Faro through the country's rural heartland and Alentejo plains.
58 km · about 65 min drive
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Praia da Costa Nova
Beach village on the Aveiro lagoon famous for its palheiros: former fishermen's haystores painted in bold candy stripes of red, blue and green facing the water. A short hop from Aveiro across the ria, with dunes and surf behind.
59 km · about 70 min drive
Driving roads near Castelo Viegas
- 58 kmN2: Portugal's Route 66Portugal's longest road runs 738 kilometers from Chaves to Faro through the country's rural heartland and Alentejo plains.
- 70 kmTorre Summit Road (N339), Serra da EstrelaMainland Portugal's highest road climbs past glacial valleys and granite tors to the 1,993 m Torre summit: snow-dusted in winter and a favourite driving loop from Covilhã.
- 70 kmTorre, Serra da EstrelaThe highest point in mainland Portugal at 1993m, reachable by paved road N339, with a mountain plateau and winter snow.
- 70 kmN339 Serra da EstrelaThe climb to Torre, mainland Portugal's highest point at 1,993m, through glacial valleys and boulder fields.
Driving in Portugal
- Drives on
- the right
- Petrol
- ~€1.78/litre
- Motorway tolls
- ~€9.00/100km
When to drive here
April to October
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