Rio Mau
Rio Mau is a locality in Freguesia de Rio Mau, Vila do Conde, Porto District and has about 2,680 residents. Rio Mau is situated nearby to the locality Galo, as well as near the village Arcos.Places of Interest
Highlights include Igreja de São Cristóvão de Rio Mau and Monastery of Rates.
Igreja de São Cristóvão de Rio Mau
Church
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Igreja de São Cristóvão de Rio Mau is a church in Vila do Conde, Portugal. It is classified as a National Monument.
Monastery of Rates
Church
Photo: PedroPVZ, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Monastery of Rates was a Benedictine monastery located in the parish of Rates in the municipality of Póvoa de Varzim, in Portugal. The part of the monastery that has survived to this day is the bell-tower and, most importantly, the Church dedicated to St Peter of Rates, mostly known as Romanesque Church of Rates, which is a national monument since 1910.
Cividade de Terroso
Archaeological site
Cividade de Terroso was an ancient city of the Castro culture in North-western coast of the Iberian Peninsula, situated near the present bed of the Ave river, in the suburbs of present-day Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal. Cividade de Terroso is situated 3½ km west of Rio Mau.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Arcos and Rates.
Arcos
Village
Arcos is a former civil parish in the municipality of Vila do Conde, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into Rio Mau e Arcos, a newer parish. In 2011 the population was 819 in an area of 5.81 km2.
Rates
Town
Photo: PedroPVZ, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Rates is a Portuguese parish and a former township located in the municipality of Póvoa de Varzim. The population in 2011 was 2,505, in an area of 13.90 km2. Rates is situated 2½ km north of Rio Mau.
Fontaínhas
Hamlet
Fontaínhas is a Portuguese village in the civil parish of Balazar in the district of Póvoa de Varzim. It is on the N206 road at the boundary with the parish of Rates. Fontaínhas is situated 2½ km northeast of Rio Mau.
Rio Mau
- Type: Locality with 2,680 residents
- Location: Freguesia de Rio Mau, Vila do Conde, Porto District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
41.40422° or 41° 24′ 15″ northLongitude
-8.67994° or 8° 40′ 48″ westPopulation
2,680Elevation
59 metres (194 feet)Open location code
8CHHC83C+M2GeoNames ID
2735093
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