Pio IX
Pio IX is a scenic viewpoint in Costa, Guimarães, Braga District. Pio IX is situated nearby to the peak Monte da Penha, as well as near the church Santuário da Penha.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Monte da Penha and Santuário da Penha.
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.
Santuário da Penha
Church
Photo: Luebo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Santuário da Penha is a church, which is situated 240 metres northwest of Pio IX.
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. Guimarães Cable Car is situated 300 metres northwest of Pio IX.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Urgezes and Freguesia de Gémeos.
Urgezes
Village
Freguesia de Gémeos
Village
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 Pio IX.
Pio IX
- Type: Scenic viewpoint
- Category: tourism
- Location: Costa, Guimarães, Braga District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
41.42983° or 41° 25′ 47″ northLongitude
-8.2687° or 8° 16′ 7″ westOpen location code
8CHHCPHJ+WGOpenStreetMap ID
node 1591976408OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=viewpoint
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