Top Things to do in Vila Nova de Foz Coa
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Top 5 Sights & Landmarks in Vila Nova de Foz Coa, Central Portugal
Discover the best top things to do in Vila Nova de Foz Coa, Portugal including Igreja Matriz de Vila Nova de Foz Coa, Vale do Coa Archaeological Park, Museu Da Casa Grande, Ruinas Do Prazo, Castelo Velho De Freixo De Numao.
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1. Igreja Matriz de Vila Nova de Foz Coa
2. Vale do Coa Archaeological Park
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4.5 based on 143 reviews
Previous booking strongly advised! The Côa valley is a unique place in the world, displaying open-air artistic manifestations from different moments of prehistoric, protohistoric and historic times, namely the greatest assembly of Ice Age open-air engravings presently known. This extraordinary rock art collection is distributed along two main axes: the river Côa and the river Douro, of which the Côa is a tributary. More than a thousand schist outcrops with rock art manifestations are known, in more than 70 different sites, with a predominance of Upper Paleolithic art, followed by motifs belonging to the Iron Age, Historic times and Late Prehistory. As a recognition of the cultural and scientific interest of this group of findings, the Parque Arqueológico do Vale do Côa (Côa Valley Archaeological Park) was created in 1996 and the rock art sites inscribed in UNESCO's World Heritage List in 1998.
Reviewed By marjude
My wife and I are from the United States visiting Portugal. Since we have an interest in archeology we decided to drive to the Coa Valley and tour the fabulous Parque visiting Rock drawings from about 20,000 BC. We toured with Gloria a congenial and knowledgeable archeologist for about 3 hours in what is a beautiful part of the country. She drove us to the site in her vehicle and we hiked near 3 miles over pretty rough terrain to see the ancient drawings. Don’t miss this experience!
3. Museu Da Casa Grande
4. Ruinas Do Prazo
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5.0 based on 1 reviews
5. Castelo Velho De Freixo De Numao
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4.0 based on 1 reviews
