Praia da Memória
Praia da Memória is a beach in Porto District, Portugal. Praia da Memória is situated nearby to the neighborhood Facho, as well as near Pampelido.Places of Interest
Highlights include Obelisco da Praia da Memória and Leça Lighthouse.
Obelisco da Praia da Memória
Memorial
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Obelisco da Praia da Memória is a memorial.
Leça Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Yellow.Cat, CC BY 2.0.
The Leça Lighthouse, also known as the Farol de Boa Nova, is a lighthouse on the Atlantic coast located in Leça da Palmeira, in the municipality of Matosinhos in the Porto District of Portugal. It is the second-tallest lighthouse in Portugal. Leça Lighthouse is situated 3½ km south of Praia da Memória.
Três Bicos Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: MariaCartas, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Três Bicos Lighthouse is situated 3½ km south of Praia da Memória.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Perafita and Lavra.
Perafita
Town
Perafita, Lavra e Santa Cruz do Bispo is a civil parish in the municipality of Matosinhos, Portugal. It was formed in 2013 by the merger of the former parishes Perafita, Lavra and Santa Cruz do Bispo.
Lavra
Town
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lavra is a Portuguese town in Matosinhos municipality and a civil parish covering an area of 12 square kilometres and with 10,033 inhabitants, as of 2011. Lavra is situated 3 km north of Praia da Memória.
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. Leça da Palmeira is situated 4½ km southeast of Praia da Memória.
Praia da Memória
- Type: Beach
- Also known as: “Praia da Memoria”
- Category: landform
- Location: Porto District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.23088° or 41° 13′ 51″ northLongitude
-8.72227° or 8° 43′ 20″ westOpen location code
8CHH67JH+93OpenStreetMap ID
way 62405374OpenStreetMap feature
natural=beachGeoNames ID
10342563
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