Figueira (Proença-a-Nova)
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| Region : | Centro | |||||
| Sub-region : | Viseu Dão-Lafoes | |||||
| District : | Castelo Branco | |||||
| Concelho : | Proença-a-Nova | |||||
| Freguesia : | Sobreira Formosa | |||||
| Coordinates : | 39 ° 45 ′ N , 7 ° 51 ′ W | |||||
Figueira ( Portuguese for: fig tree) is a Portuguese village in the municipality ( Freguesia ) of Sobreira Formosa , in the district ( concelho ) of Proença-a-Nova .
geography
Figueira is 2 km south of Sobreira Formosa, about 10 km east of the district town of Proença-a-Nova, and about 40 km west of the district capital Castelo Branco .
Culture and sights
The village is one of the traditional slate villages in the region, and belongs to the route of the nationally advertised Aldeias do Xisto . It is characterized by the fact that it has been preserved. Marked hiking trails through the unspoiled natural surroundings are created, and close lying river pool Praia Fluvial da Froia .
One of the shops (port .: Lojas ) of the Aldeias do Xisto has been set up in the village , and the Casa da Ti'Augusta is a restaurant and a hostel run by the rural tourism company. There are occasional performances in the house, such as a concert by Rob Brown and Daniel Levin on November 14, 2012 as part of the jazz festival Ciclo de Jazz das Aldeias do Xisto .
Web links
- Page of the village on the website of the Aldeias do Xisto
- The village of Figueira in the Google Earth Community
Individual evidence
- ↑ www.aldeiasdoxisto.pt ( memento of November 5, 2013 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on January 11, 2013
- ↑ www.casatiaugusta.com , accessed January 11, 2013