Leça da Palmeira
Leça da Palmeira is a locality in Matosinhos e Leça da Palmeira, Matosinhos, Porto District and has about 18,000 residents. Leça da Palmeira is situated nearby to the neighborhood Leixões, as well as near the locality Sardoal.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Locality with 18,000 residents
- Description: human settlement in Portugal
- Also known as: “Leça”, “Leca da Palmeira”, and “Leça de Palmeira”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Fort of Leça da Palmeira and Tidal pools of Leça de Palmeira.
Fort of Leça da Palmeira
Fort
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The Fort of Leça da Palmeira, also known as Castle of Matosinhos or Fort of Our Lady of the Snows is a coastal fortification located in Leça da Palmeira, Matosinhos in the Greater Porto region of Portugal.
Tidal pools of Leça de Palmeira
Swimming pool
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The Tidal Pools of Leça da Palmeira is a public swimming pool on the beach of Leça da Palmeira in Matosinhos municipality, in the district of Porto, Portugal.
Mercado metro station
Railway station
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Mercado metro station is a railway station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Leça da Palmeira and Leixões.
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
Neighborhood
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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.
Leça da Palmeira
- Category: human settlement
- 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 Cebuano to Portuguese—“Leça da Palmeira” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Leça da Palmeira”
- Dutch: “Leça da Palmeira”
- Portuguese: “Leça da Palmeira”
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Localities in the Area
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