Biblioteca Municipal da Póvoa de Santa Iria

Biblioteca Municipal da Póvoa de Santa Iria is a library in Póvoa de Santa Iria e Forte da Casa, Vila Franca de Xira, Lisbon District which is located on Avenida Dom Vicente Afonso Valente. Biblioteca Municipal da Póvoa de Santa Iria is situated nearby to the castle Palácio da Quinta de Nossa Senhora da Piedade, as well as near the forest bosque da APAC.

Type: Library
Also known as: “Biblioteca Póvoa de Santa Iria”
Address: Avenida Dom Vicente Afonso Valente, Póvoa de Santa Iria, 2625-215

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Quinta de Nossa Senhora da Piedade and Póvoa train station.

Quinta de Nossa Senhora da Piedade

Park

Photo: Tom Strong, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Quinta de Nossa Senhora da Piedade is a park, which is situated 170 metres west of Biblioteca Municipal da Póvoa de Santa Iria.

Póvoa train station

Railway stop

Photo: Rúdisicyon, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Póvoa train station is a railway stop, which is situated 580 metres southeast of Biblioteca Municipal da Póvoa de Santa Iria.

Fort of Casa

Protected area

Photo: Roundtheworld, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Fort of Casa was the most easterly of the forts and redoubts built in 1809-10 during the Peninsular War on the second line of the three defensive Lines of Torres Vedras aimed at protecting the capital of Portugal, Lisbon. Fort of Casa is situated 1½ km northeast of Biblioteca Municipal da Póvoa de Santa Iria.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vialonga and Santa Iria de Azoia.

Vialonga

Town

Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Vialonga is a town and freguesia in the municipality of Vila Franca de Xira, Portugal. Its population in 2021 was 21,261.

Santa Iria de Azoia

Town

Photo: Juntas, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Santa Iria de Azoia is a town and former freguesia in the municipality of Loures, Portugal. Since 2013, it is part of the freguesia Santa Iria de Azoia, São João da Talha e Bobadela. Its population in 2011 was 18,240.