Cruzeiro de Leça do Balio
Cruzeiro de Leça do Balio is a wayside cross in Leça do Balio, Matosinhos, Porto District. Cruzeiro de Leça do Balio is situated nearby to the park Parque das Varas, as well as near the church Mosteiro de Leça do Balio.Photo: PedroVirtual, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Wayside cross
- Denomination: Roman Catholic
- Description: cultural heritage monument in Matosinhos, Portugal
- Also known as: “Cruzeiro de Leça do Bailio (designação do diploma de classificação)”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mosteiro de Leça do Balio and Leça do Balio railway station.
Mosteiro de Leça do Balio
Church
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Mosteiro de Leça do Balio is a church, which is situated 160 metres northwest of Cruzeiro de Leça do Balio.
Leça do Balio railway station
Railway stop
Photo: Nelso Silva, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Leça do Balio railway station is a railway stop, which is situated 600 metres west of Cruzeiro de Leça do Balio.
Casa-Museu Abel Salazar
Museum
Photo: Jufsferreira, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Casa-Museu Abel Salazar is a museum, which is situated 1¼ km southeast of Cruzeiro de Leça do Balio.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Custóias and Pedrouços.
Custóias
Town
Custóias is a former civil parish in the municipality of Matosinhos in the Greater Porto area, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Custóias, Leça do Balio e Guifões.
Pedrouços
Village
Pedrouços is a Portuguese parish located in the municipality of Maia. The population in 2011 was 12,149, in an area of 2.57 km². The place of Pedrouços was the most important and populous of the Águas Santas parish. Pedrouços is situated 3½ km southeast of Cruzeiro de Leça do Balio.
Paranhos
Suburb
Photo: Henrique Matos, CC BY 2.5.
Paranhos is a parish in the municipality of Porto, Portugal. The population in 2011 was 44,298, in an area of 7.17 km². Local landmarks include the Areosa Church, various faculties of the University of Porto and the sprawling Hospital de São João. Paranhos is situated 4 km south of Cruzeiro de Leça do Balio.
Cruzeiro de Leça do Balio
- Categories: cultural heritage and historic site
- Location: Leça do Balio, Matosinhos, Porto District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
41.20869° or 41° 12′ 31″ northLongitude
-8.62243° or 8° 37′ 21″ westOpen location code
8CHH695H+F2OpenStreetMap ID
node 10147700363OpenStreetMap feature
historic=wayside_crossOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=roman_catholicWikidata ID
Q66814711
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In Other Languages
“Cruzeiro de Leça do Balio” goes by many names.
- Portuguese: “Cruzeiro de Leça do Bailio”
- Portuguese: “Cruzeiro de Leça do Balio”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Parque das Varas and Capela de São Sebastião.
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