sightseeings and cities (Wikipedia) in the near of Alcantara:
Alcántara / 0.2 km
Alcántara is a municipality in the province of Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain, on the Tagus, near Portugal. The toponym is from the Arabic word al-QanTarah meaning "the bridge". (...) (mehr)Battle of Alcantara (1809) / 0.8 km
The Battle of Alcantara (14 May 1809) saw an Imperial French division led by Marshal Claude Perrin Victor attack a Portuguese detachment under Colonel William Mayne. After a three hours skirmish, the French stormed across the Alcántara Bridge and forced the Portuguese to retreat (...) (mehr)Roman temple of Alcántara / 0.9 km
The Roman temple of Alcántara is located at one side of the Alcántara Bridge, Cáceres, Extremadura (Spain). Along with the Roman temple of Vic, it is one of the only two Roman temples preserved nearly complete in Spain. (...) (mehr)Alcántara Bridge / 1.0 km
The Alcántara Bridge (also known as Trajan's Bridge at Alcantara) is a Roman bridge at Alcántara, in Extremadura, Spain. Alcántara is from the Arabic word al-QanTarah meaning "the bridge". The stone arch bridge was built over the Tagus River between 104 and 106 AD by an order of the Roman emperor (...) (mehr)Alcántara Dam / 1.5 km
The Alcántara Dam, also known as the JosĂ© MarĂa de Oriol Dam, is a buttress dam on the Tagus River near Alcántara in the province of Cáceres, Spain. It is named after the politician and captain of the Spanish electricity industry JosĂ© MarĂa de Oriol y Urquijo (...) (mehr)powered by Geonames.org, Wikipedia, OpenStreetMap