Vila Flor Cultural Centre
The Vila Flor Cultural Centre, also known as CCVF, is the most important cultural facility of Guimarães, located on the D. Afonso Henriques Avenue. It is Guimarães's main cultural centre.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Feliciano Guimarães, CC BY 2.0.
- Type: Arts center
- Description: building in Guimarães, Braga District, Portugal
- Also known as: “CCVF” and “Centro Cultural Vila Flor”
- Address: Avenida Dom Afonso Henriques, Guimarães
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Vila Flor Palace and Guimarães railway station.
Vila Flor Palace
Community center
Photo: Halley Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Vila Flor Palace is an 18th-century palace and an important cultural hotspot of the city of Guimarães, Portugal.
Guimarães railway station
Railway station
Photo: V.B.Speranza, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Guimarães railway station is the terminus of the Linha de Guimarães, a railway line that connects the city of Porto with Guimarães, in the Braga District of Portugal. Guimarães railway station is situated 170 metres south of Vila Flor Cultural Centre.
Jordão Theatre
Theater building
Photo: Paulo JC Nogueira, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Jordão Theatre was inaugurated in the city of Guimarães on 20 November 1938, with the official name of Martins Sarmento Theatre, due to a political decision communicated days before its opening. Jordão Theatre is situated 220 metres north of Vila Flor Cultural Centre.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Creixomil and Costa.
Azurém
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Azurém is a civil parish in the municipality of Guimarães in the Braga District of Portugal. The population in 2021 was 9,090, in an area of 2.9 km2. One of the campus of the University of Minho if located here.
Vila Flor Cultural Centre
- Categories: cultural center, cultural heritage, building, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Urgezes, Guimarães, Braga District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
41.43688° or 41° 26′ 13″ northLongitude
-8.29459° or 8° 17′ 41″ westElevation
190 metres (623 feet)Open location code
8CHHCPP4+P5OpenStreetMap ID
way 130533846OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=arts_centreOpenStreetMap feature
building=noOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yes
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Portuguese—“Vila Flor Cultural Centre” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Centro Cultural Vila Flor”
- Portuguese: “Centro Cultural Vila Flor”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Vila Flor Cultural Centre”. Photo: Feliciano Guimarães, CC BY 2.0.