Calçada Romana - Marvão, Portugal - Ancient Traces and Roads on Waymarking.com

The ancient village of Marvão - of Moorish origins, whose toponym is due to the Moorish leader Maruan - and the nearby settlements are linked by centuries with a dense network of Roman roads.

Some of these roads are still in use, others are already covered by tar mats, others are likely to be confused with the vegetation, which in these parts, grows really fast.

This roman road is part of that an ancient network of roads, and probably connected Marvão to the main Roman road between Cáceres (Norba Caesarina) and the Roman Villa of Ammaia (where there are still important remains).

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Roman Road from AMMAIA to NORBA CAESARINA (100 kilometers):
Portagem, Marvão
Travessia do rio Sever no lugar da Ponte Velha
Valencia de Alcantara (Aqueduto; Puente da Piedra; Pontarrón de los Agravios; talvez siga próximo da linha férrea)
Aliseda (a N da povoação)
Malpartida de Cáceres
Cáceres (NORBA CAESARINA)

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Feature Discription: Check long description Web address for the route: [Web Link] Secondary Web Address: [Web Link] Beginning of the road: Marvão End of the road: Not listed

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