Posto A
Posto A is a pier in Porto District, Portugal. Posto A is situated nearby to Marina de Leixões, as well as near the station Porto Leixões Cruise Terminal.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Porto Leixões Cruise Terminal and Fort of São Francisco Xavier.
Porto Leixões Cruise Terminal
Station
Photo: Joseolgon, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Porto Leixões Cruise Terminal is a passenger ship facility in the Port of Leixões, Matosinhos, Portugal. Opened in 2015 and managed by the Administração dos Portos do Douro, Leixões e Viana do Castelo, it expanded the port’s capacity to handle larger cruise vessels. Porto Leixões Cruise Terminal is situated 590 metres northeast of Posto A.
Fort of São Francisco Xavier
Castle
Photo: Joseolgon, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Fort of São Francisco Xavier, commonly known as the 'Castelo do Queijo', is a fortification situated on the coast of the civil parish of Nevogilde in the northern Portuguese municipality of Porto. Fort of São Francisco Xavier is situated 1½ km southeast of Posto A.
Fort of Leça da Palmeira
Fort
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Fort of Leça da Palmeira, also known as Castle of Matosinhos or Fort of Our Lady of the Snows is a coastal fortification located in Leça da Palmeira, Matosinhos in the Greater Porto region of Portugal. Fort of Leça da Palmeira is situated 1½ km north of Posto A.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Casas de Mar and Leixões.
Leixões
Neighborhood
Photo: JotaCartas, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Port of Leixões is one of Portugal's largest seaports and the primary maritime gateway for the Northern Region. Located in Matosinhos, just north of Porto and approximately 5 kilometres from the Douro River mouth, the port handles diverse cargoes including containers, bulk cargoes, breakbulk and ro-ro, as well as serving cruise ships and fishing vessels.
Leça da Palmeira
Suburb
Photo: jad99, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Leça da Palmeira is an area in the Portuguese city of Matosinhos north of the Leça river. It was a civil parish until 2013, when it was merged with the parish of Matosinhos, forming Matosinhos e Leça da Palmeira.
Posto A
- Type: Pier
- Categories: industry and transportation
- Location: Porto District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
41.17505° or 41° 10′ 30″ northLongitude
-8.70845° or 8° 42′ 30″ westOperator
GalpOpen location code
8CHH57GR+2JOpenStreetMap ID
way 155057705OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=industrialOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=pier
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