{"id":59159,"date":"2026-10-13T23:09:54","date_gmt":"2026-10-13T23:09:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/realdreams.pt\/?post_type=to-visit&p=59159"},"modified":"2026-10-13T23:09:54","modified_gmt":"2026-10-13T23:09:54","slug":"vila-nova-de-foz-coa","status":"publish","type":"to-visit","link":"https:\/\/realdreams.pt\/zh\/attractions-to-visit\/regions-of-portugal\/center-of-portugal\/vila-nova-de-foz-coa\/","title":{"rendered":"Vila Nova de Foz C\u00f4a"},"content":{"rendered":"

Vila Nova de Foz C\u00f4a, at the mouth of the river C\u00f4a, is the town of the rock art: the gateway to the valley of the engravings and one of the most singular landscapes of the north-east of Portugal. Between the Douro, the almond trees of the surrounding hills and the modern museum on the riverside, the town gathers the story of the Palaeolithic art that made the C\u00f4a famous across the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The town<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The town grew on the south bank of the Douro, at the end of the C\u00f4a valley, in the country of the old terraces of wine and almond. Its historic centre, of stone streets around the church and the old houses, keeps the scale of the towns of the interior, and the riverside \u2014 with the Museum of C\u00f4a \u2014 became the great stage of the rock art, welcoming the visitors who arrive for the guided tours of the engraved rocks. In February, the almond trees in flower cover the hills with white \u2014 one of the great spectacles of the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What to see<\/h2>\n\n\n\n