Archaeological Park of the Côa Valley
Penascosa site, photo by João Romba

Nowadays around 60 sites are known, scattered across the 26 km of the Archaeological Park. Three of them are visitable, on the vilagges of Muxagata, Castelo Melhor, from where visitors are transported in all-terrain vehicles. The sites that can visited are:
- Canada do Inferno (Starting at the Côa Museum, Vila Nova de Foz Côa),
- Penascosa (at Castelo Melhor)
- Ribeira dos Piscos (starting at Muxagata)
Photo by António Martinho Batista
GUIDED TOURS TO ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES
Choose to visit the Penascosa site, at Castelo Melhor, as the Grande Route crosses the village on stage 10 EAST and WEST walking, and stage 3 on mountain bike, and opt by a daily or nightly visit.
For booking your visit please contact:
- Côa Museum | +351 279 768 260/1 | This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
- Central of Reservations | +351 965 778 799
- Guided Tours CÔA MUSEUM
Built in 2010 by the architects Camilo Rebelo and Tiago Pimentel, it is inspired on the concept of land art architecture, combining contemporaneous traces with the use of wide and square spaces inside, discretely fit on the landscape over the Côa river. The building is world-known by the architectural prizes that won.
CONTACTS
Museu do Côa, Rua do Museu
5150-610 Vila Nova de Foz Côa, Portugal
Photo by António Martinho Batista
Tel (geral e visitas): +351 279 768 260/1
http://www.arte-coa.pt
Museum: N 41º 04’ 47.5’’ ; W 7º 06’ 44.4’’
Castelo Melhor Site: N 41º 01’ 31.7’’ ; W 7º 04’ 00.2’’
* Text from the website Arte-coa.pt