Cego do Maio
Cego do Maio is a work of art in Póvoa de Varzim, Porto District. Cego do Maio is situated nearby to Casino da Póvoa, as well as near Castelo da Póvoa.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 110 metres east of Cego do Maio.
Castelo da Póvoa
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 290 metres southeast of Cego do Maio.
Póvoa de Varzim City Hall
Town hall
Places in the Area
Nearby places include A Ver-o-Mar and Argivai.
A Ver-o-Mar
Town
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 3 km east of Cego do Maio.
Beiriz
Suburb
Beiriz is a suburban area in Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal. It is an ancient ecclesiastical parish and former civil parish. In the census of 2001, it had a population of 3,229 inhabitants and a total area of 4.31 km2. Beiriz is situated 3 km northeast of Cego do Maio.
Cego do Maio
- Type: Work of art
- Artwork type: statue
- Categories: tourism, historic site, and memorial
- Location: Póvoa de Varzim, Porto District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
41.37908° or 41° 22′ 45″ northLongitude
-8.7674° or 8° 46′ 3″ westElevation
10 metres (33 feet)Open location code
8CHH96HM+J2OpenStreetMap ID
way 442059081OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorialOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=artworkOpenStreetMap attribute
artwork_type=statueGeoNames ID
11818017
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