Vilar do Paraíso

Vilar do Paraíso is a former civil parish in the municipality of Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Mafamude e Vilar do Paraíso. The population in 2011 was 13,878, in an area of 5.30 km2.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Santo Ovídio station and Theatre Eduardo Brazão.

Santo Ovídio station

Railway station

Photo: Ernstkers, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Santo Ovídio is a light rail station on line D of the Porto Metro system in Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal. The station is situated underground, below the junction between Av. da República, R. de Soares dos Reis, R.

Theatre Eduardo Brazão

Theater building

The Theatre Eduardo Brazão is a theatre in the civil parish of Gulpilhares e Valadares, in the municipality of Vila Nova de Gaia, in the Portuguese district of Porto.

Observatório Astronómico da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade do Porto/Professor Manuel de Barros e respetivas instalações

University

Photo: Ricardo Saraiva de Almeida, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Observatório Astronómico da Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade do Porto/Professor Manuel de Barros e respetivas instalações is an university.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Porto and Mafamude.

Porto

Photo: Olegivvit, CC BY 2.5.

Porto is Portugal's second largest city and the capital of the Northern region, and a busy industrial and commercial centre. The city isn't very populous, but the Porto metropolitan area has some 1.8 million inhabitants in a 50-km radius, with cities like Vila Nova de Gaia, Vila do Conde, Póvoa de Varzim and Espinho.

Mafamude

Suburb

Photo: Jonik, CC BY-SA 2.5.

Mafamude is a former civil parish in the municipality of Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Mafamude e Vilar do Paraíso.

Vila Nova de Gaia

Suburb

Santa Marinha is a former civil parish in the municipality of Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Santa Marinha e São Pedro da Afurada. The population in 2011 was 30,146, in an area of 6.91 km². Vila Nova de Gaia is situated 3½ km north of Vilar do Paraíso.

Vilar do Paraíso

Type: Locality with 13,900 residents
Also known as: “Vilar do Paraiso”
Location: Vila Nova de Gaia, Porto District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude

41.0983° or 41° 5′ 54″ north

Longitude

-8.6182° or 8° 37′ 6″ west

Population

13,900

Elevation

93 metres (305 feet)

Open location code

8CHH39XJ+8P

GeoNames ID

8014131

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