Rio Leça
Rio Leça is a stream in Porto District, Portugal. Rio Leça is situated nearby to the neighborhood Leixões, as well as near Casas de Mar.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Fort of Leça da Palmeira and Mercado Municipal de Matosinhos.
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.
Mercado Municipal de Matosinhos
Marketplace
Photo: José Moutinho, CC BY 2.0.
Mercado Municipal de Matosinhos is a marketplace.
Mercado metro station
Railway station
Photo: Ymblanter, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mercado metro station is a railway station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Leixões and Casas de Mar.
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
Suburb
Photo: jad99, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Leça da Palmeira is an area in the Portuguese city of Matosinhos north of the Leça river. It was a civil parish until 2013, when it was merged with the parish of Matosinhos, forming Matosinhos e Leça da Palmeira.
Rio Leça
- Type: Stream
- Also known as: “Rio Leca”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Porto District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.18585° or 41° 11′ 9″ northLongitude
-8.69915° or 8° 41′ 57″ westElevation
19 metres (62 feet)Open location code
8CHH58P2+88GeoNames ID
2738349
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