Carviçais

Carviçais is a parish of the municipality of Torre de Moncorvo in the district of Bragança (Portugal). The population in 2011 was 757,[1] in an area of 63.00 km².[2] The parish is composed of 7 villages: Carviçais, Macieirinha, Martim Tirado, Quinta da Estrada, Quinta das Pereiras, Quinta das Peladinhas and Quinta da Nogueirinha.

Carviçais
Coat of arms
Carviçais
Location in Portugal
Coordinates: 41.181°N 6.893°W / 41.181; -6.893
Country Portugal
RegionNorte
Intermunic. comm.Douro
DistrictBragança
MunicipalityTorre de Moncorvo
Area
  Total63.00 km2 (24.32 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
  Total757
  Density12/km2 (31/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC±00:00 (WET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+01:00 (WEST)
Websitewww.freguesiacarvicais.com

History and landmarks

  • Parish Church (Igreja Matriz) of Carviçais
  • Capela do Santo Cristo de Carviçais
  • Capela de St.ª Bárbara
  • Capela do Divino Espírito Santo
  • Capela de S. Pedro
  • Cruzeiro de Carviçais
  • Carviçais Old Rail Station

Transport

As the narrow gauge Sabor line (Linha do Sabor) ceased to run in 1988, the closest railway station is now Pocinho in the Douro Valley (Linha do Douro) with trains to Tua, Peso da Régua, Livração, Marco de Canaveses, Penafiel, Paredes, Ermesinde (connections to Braga, Guimarães, Viana do Castelo, Rio Tinto and Porto).

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