Costa Verde
Costa Verde is a tourist and coastal region of northwest Portugal, delimited by the river mouths of Minho in the north and Douro in the south. The name of the region comes from the dominant colour of the dense vegetation of the land, the green, supported by abundant precipitation.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Casino da Póvoa and Castelo da Póvoa.
Casino da Póvoa
Casino
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Casino da Póvoa is a casino located in Póvoa de Varzim in Portugal. It is a gaming and entertainment venue since the early 1930s. Its building is designed in a Garnier-inspired modernist style and, since 1977, it is listed by IGESPAR, the Portuguese Institute of National Monuments. Casino da Póvoa is situated 3 km northeast of Costa Verde.
Castelo da Póvoa
Fort
Photo: Sergei Gussev, CC BY 2.0.
The Castelo da Póvoa, also Fortress of Póvoa de Varzim, officially Fortaleza da Nossa Senhora da Conceição or Nossa Senhora da Conceição Fortress, is a Portuguese fortress in Póvoa de Varzim rebuilt during the reigns of Peter II and John V to defend the town from privateers, in the site of an earlier fort known as "Forte de Torrão". Castelo da Póvoa is situated 3 km northeast of Costa Verde.
Póvoa de Varzim City Hall
Town hall
Póvoa de Varzim City Hall is the seat of government of the municipality of Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal. It houses the office of the mayor of Povoa de Varzim, the city council chamber, as well as other city services. Póvoa de Varzim City Hall is situated 3½ km northeast of Costa Verde.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Vila do Conde and A Ver-o-Mar.
Vila do Conde
Photo: Jcchemical, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Vila do Conde is a city of 79,000 people in the Douro Litoral region of Northern Portugal. It lies on the Portuguese Coastal Route of the Camino de Santiago.
A Ver-o-Mar
Town
A Ver-o-Mar, Aver-o-Mar or Averomar is an urban area in Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal. It is a former civil parish currently located in União das Freguesias de Aver-o-Mar, Amorim e Terroso, of which it is its seat. A Ver-o-Mar is situated 5 km north of Costa Verde.
Argivai
Suburb
Argivai is an urban area in Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal. It is an ancient ecclesiastical parish and former civil parish located in the city of Póvoa de Varzim. Argivai is situated 5 km east of Costa Verde.
Costa Verde
- Type: Coast
- Description: human settlement in Portugal
- Categories: human settlement and landform
- Location: Póvoa de Varzim, Porto District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Spanish—“Costa Verde” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Costa Verde”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Costa Verde”
- Norwegian: “Costa Verde”
- Portuguese: “Costa Verde”
- Spanish: “Costa Verde (Portugal)”
- Spanish: “Costa Verde”
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