Praceta do Lago
Praceta do Lago is a bus stop in Balazar, Póvoa de Varzim, Porto District. Praceta do Lago is situated nearby to the hamlet Fontaínhas, as well as near the garden Parque dos Prédios.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Monastery of Rates and Igreja Paroquial de Balazar.
Monastery of Rates
Church
Photo: PedroPVZ, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Monastery of Rates was a Benedictine monastery located in the parish of Rates in the municipality of Póvoa de Varzim, in Portugal. The part of the monastery that has survived to this day is the bell-tower and, most importantly, the Church dedicated to St Peter of Rates, mostly known as Romanesque Church of Rates, which is a national monument since 1910. Monastery of Rates is situated 2½ km northwest of Praceta do Lago.
Igreja Paroquial de Balazar
Church
Igreja Paroquial de Balazar is a church, which is situated 2 km southeast of Praceta do Lago.
Pillory of Rates
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pillory of Rates is situated 2½ km northwest of Praceta do Lago.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fontaínhas and Arcos.
Fontaínhas
Hamlet
Fontaínhas is a Portuguese village in the civil parish of Balazar in the district of Póvoa de Varzim. It is on the N206 road at the boundary with the parish of Rates.
Arcos
Village
Arcos is a former civil parish in the municipality of Vila do Conde, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into Rio Mau e Arcos, a newer parish. In 2011 the population was 819 in an area of 5.81 km2. Arcos is situated 2½ km southwest of Praceta do Lago.
Rates
Town
Photo: PedroPVZ, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Rates is a Portuguese parish and a former township located in the municipality of Póvoa de Varzim. The population in 2011 was 2,505, in an area of 13.90 km2. Rates is situated 2½ km northwest of Praceta do Lago.
Praceta do Lago
- Type: Bus stop
- Category: transportation
- Location: Balazar, Póvoa de Varzim, Porto District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
41.41509° or 41° 24′ 54″ northLongitude
-8.6459° or 8° 38′ 45″ westOpen location code
8CHHC983+2JOpenStreetMap ID
node 12133795465OpenStreetMap feature
highway=bus_stopOpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=platform
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