Praia de Matosinhos
Praia de Matosinhos is a beach in Matosinhos, Porto District. Praia de Matosinhos is situated nearby to the neighborhood Matosinhos Sul, as well as near Anémona.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Casa da Arquitectura and Matosinhos Sul station.
Casa da Arquitectura
Museum
Photo: Filipa Guimarães, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Casa da Arquitectura is a museum.
Matosinhos Sul station
Railway station
Photo: Ymblanter, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Matosinhos Sul is a light rail station on the Porto Metro system in the municipality of Matosinhos, Portugal. The station is on line A of the Metro, which provides a direct connection to the centre of the city of Porto.
Fort of São Francisco Xavier
Castle
Photo: Joseolgon, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Fort of São Francisco Xavier, commonly known as the 'Castelo do Queijo', is a fortification situated on the coast of the civil parish of Nevogilde in the northern Portuguese municipality of Porto.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Casas de Mar and Leixões.
Leixões
Neighborhood
Photo: JotaCartas, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 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.
Praia de Matosinhos
- Type: Beach
- Category: landform
- Location: Matosinhos, Porto District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.17675° or 41° 10′ 36″ northLongitude
-8.69353° or 8° 41′ 37″ westOpen location code
8CHH58G4+PHOpenStreetMap ID
way 338635402OpenStreetMap feature
natural=beachGeoNames ID
10342554Wikidata ID
Q49323934
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Portuguese—“Praia de Matosinhos” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Praia de Matosinhos”
- Portuguese: “Praia de Matosinhos”
Localities in the Area
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