Praça
Praça is a locality in Rates, Póvoa de Varzim, Porto District. Praça is situated nearby to the hamlet Fontaínhas, as well as near the town Rates.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Monastery of Rates and Pillory of Rates.
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.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fontaínhas and Rates.
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.
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.
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.
Praça
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Praca”
- Location: Rates, Póvoa de Varzim, Porto District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
41.41667° or 41° 25′ northLongitude
-8.66667° or 8° 40′ westElevation
45 metres (148 feet)Open location code
8CHHC88M+M8GeoNames ID
2735761
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