Guimarães Cable Car

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.

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Email: geral@turipenha.pt
Type: Aerial lift
Description: gondola lift linking Guimarães with Monte de Penha in Portugal
Also known as: “Penha Cable Car”, “Teleférico da Penha”, “Teleferico de Guimarães”, “Teleférico de Guimarães (Estação Alta)”, and “Teleférico de Guimarães (Estação da Penha)”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Santuário da Penha and Monte da Penha.

Santuário da Penha

Church

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Santuário da Penha is a church.

Monte da Penha

Peak

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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.

Hotel da Penha

Hotel

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Hotel da Penha is situated 150 metres northeast of Guimarães Cable Car.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Urgezes and Azurém.

Urgezes

Village

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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

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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 Guimarães Cable Car.