Leixões
The Port of Leixões is one of Portugal's largest seaports and the primary maritime gateway for the Northern Region. Located in Matosinhos, just north of Porto and approximately 5 kilometres from the Douro River mouth, the port handles diverse cargoes including containers, bulk cargoes, breakbulk and ro-ro, as well as serving cruise ships and fishing vessels.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Railway station
- Description: harbour in Portugal
- Also known as: “Leixoes”, “Leixões Port”, and “Porto de Leixões”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Senhor de Matosinhos station and Quinta da Conceição.
Senhor de Matosinhos station
Railway station
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Senhor de Matosinhos is a light rail station on the Porto Metro system in the municipality of Matosinhos, Portugal. The station is the terminus of line A of the Metro, which provides a direct connection to the centre of the city of Porto. Senhor de Matosinhos station is situated 430 metres south of Leixões.
Quinta da Conceição
Park
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Quinta da Conceição is a park, which is situated 540 metres northwest of Leixões.
Casa de Santiago
Museum
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Casa de Santiago is a museum, which is situated 530 metres west of Leixões.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Leça da Palmeira and Casas de Mar.
Leça da Palmeira
Suburb
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Leça da Palmeira is a civil parish in the Portuguese city of Matosinhos north of the Leça river. It was merged with the parish of Matosinhos in 2013, forming Matosinhos e Leça da Palmeira.
Leixões
- Categories: port, business, and transportation
- Location: Matosinhos e Leça da Palmeira, Matosinhos, Porto District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Turkish—“Leixões” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Леишоиш”
- Catalan: “Port de Leixões”
- Chinese: “莱索斯港”
- Chinese: “雷克索斯”
- Dutch: “Leixões”
- French: “port de Leixões”
- French: “Port de Leixões”
- German: “Porto de Leixões”
- German: “Puerto de Leixões”
- Luxembourgish: “Leixões”
- Polish: “Leixões”
- Portuguese: “Administração dos Portos do Douro e Leixões”
- Portuguese: “Porto de Leixões”
- Slovak: “Leixões”
- Slovak: “Porto de Leixões”
- Spanish: “Puerto de Leixões”
- Turkish: “Leixões Limanı”
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