Serra de Rates
Serra de Rates is a hill in Rates, Póvoa de Varzim, Porto District and has an elevation of 183 metres. Serra de Rates is situated nearby to the hamlet Seixo, as well as near the locality Praça.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Monastery of Rates and Pillory of Rates.
Monastery of Rates
Church
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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 2½ km west of Serra de Rates.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rates and Freguesia de Rio Mau.
Rates
Town
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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.
Freguesia de Rio Mau
Village
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Freguesia de Rio Mau is a village.
Terroso
Village
Terroso is a suburban area in Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal. It forms part of the civil parish of Aver-o-Mar, Amorim e Terroso. It is an ancient ecclesiastical parish and former civil parish. Terroso is situated 3 km west of Serra de Rates.
Serra de Rates
- Type: Hill with an elevation of 183 metres
- Description: hill in Portugal
- Categories: mountain chain and landform
- Location: Rates, Póvoa de Varzim, Porto District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Spanish—“Serra de Rates” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Serra de Rates”
- Dutch: “Serra de Rates”
- Portuguese: “Serra de rates”
- Portuguese: “Serra de Rates”
- Spanish: “Sierra de rates”
- Spanish: “Sierra de Rates”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Seixo and Praça.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Igreja de São Cristóvão de Rio Mau and Monte S. Félix.
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