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.
- Railway station
- …lies at an elevation of around 10 metres (20 feet)
- Description: harbour in Portugal
- Also known as“Leixões Port”“Porto de Leixões”
Places of Interest Nearby
Discover Quinta da Conceição and Casa de Santiago.
Quinta da Conceição
Quinta da Conceição is a park.
540 metres northwest of Leixões
Casa de Santiago
Casa de Santiago is a museum.
530 metres west of Leixões
Igreja paroquial de Matosinhos, incluindo o seu recheio
Igreja paroquial de Matosinhos, incluindo o seu recheio is a church.
600 metres south of Leixões
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Leça da Palmeira and Casas de Mar.
Leça da Palmeira
Leça da Palmeira is a civil parish in the Portuguese city of Matosinhos north of the Leça river.
Leixões
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Latitude
41.19205° or 41° 11′ 31″ north
Longitude
-8.68494° or 8° 41′ 6″ west
Open location code
8CHH58R8+R2
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Turkish—“Leixões” goes by many names.
ЛеишоишBulgarian
Port de LeixõesCatalan
莱索斯港Chinese
雷克索斯Chinese
LeixõesDutch
LeixõesLuxembourgish
LeixõesPolish
LeixõesSlovak
Porto de LeixõesSlovak
Leixões LimanıTurkish
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