| VILA NOVA
de FOZ CÔA
This small inland town stands on a plateau in the region known as the
"terra quente" (hot land),
so called because of the scorching
heat that is felt here throughout the summer. It has recently gained
international recognition as a result of the discovery nearby, along the
banks of the River Côa, of a series of rock paintings and carvings
dating back to the Upper Palaeolithic times. In fact, the River Côa
valley is the only place known to exist in the world where such a large
group of Palaeolithic figure drawings are visible in the open air, so
that in 1998 these paintings and carvings were classified as world
heritage by UNESCO.
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