Sanctuary of Penha
Sanctuary of Penha is a religious site in Costa, Guimarães, Braga District. Sanctuary of Penha is situated nearby to the church Santuário da Penha, as well as near the aerial lift Guimarães Cable Car.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Santuário da Penha and Guimarães Cable Car.
Guimarães Cable Car
Aerial lift
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Guimarães Cable Car or Teleferico de Guimarães, sometimes also known as the Penha Cable Car or Teleférico da Penha, is a gondola lift that connects the city centre of the Portuguese city of Guimarães to the summit of the nearby Monte da Penha, the location of the Penha Sanctuary.
Monte da Penha
Peak
Photo: Manuel Rocha, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Monte da Penha, or Monte de Santa Catarina, is the highest point in the Portuguese city of Guimarães, with a height of 613 metres above mean sea level.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Urgezes and Azurém.
Urgezes
Village
Urgezes, previously known as Santo Estêvão de Urgezes, is a civil parish in the municipality of Guimarães, Portugal. The population in 2021 was 5,259 on an area of 3.31 km2.
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. Azurém is situated 3½ km northwest of Sanctuary of Penha.
Aldão
Village
Photo: GFreihalter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Aldão is a civil parish in the municipality of Guimarães in the Braga District of Portugal. Aldão is situated 3½ km north of Sanctuary of Penha.
Sanctuary of Penha
- Type: Religious site
- Category: religion
- Location: Costa, Guimarães, Braga District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
41.43183° or 41° 25′ 55″ northLongitude
-8.2701° or 8° 16′ 12″ westElevation
571 metres (1,873 feet)Open location code
8CHHCPJH+PXGeoNames ID
11887672
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