Postigo do Carvão

Postigo do Carvão is a city gate in União das freguesias de Cedofeita, Santo Ildefonso, Sé, Miragaia, São Nicolau e Vitória, Porto. Postigo do Carvão is situated nearby to Cais da Ribeira, as well as near Muro dos Bacalhoeiros.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Palácio da Bolsa and Factory House.

Palácio da Bolsa

Museum

Photo: Manuel de Sousa, Public domain.

The Stock Exchange Palace is a historical building in Porto, Portugal. The palace was built in the 19th century by the city's Commercial Association in Neoclassical style. Palácio da Bolsa is situated 230 metres northwest of Postigo do Carvão.

Factory House

Photo: Manuel de Sousa, CC BY 2.5.

The British Factory House, also known as the British Association House, is an 18th-century Neo-Palladian building located in the northern Portuguese centre of Porto, associated with the influence of Britain in the port wine industry. Factory House is situated 140 metres north of Postigo do Carvão.

Chafariz da Rua de São João

Fountain

Photo: Pedro, CC BY 2.0.

Chafariz da Rua de São João is a fountain.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ribeira and São Nicolau.

Ribeira

Quarter

Photo: prilfish, CC BY 2.0.

Ribeira is a quarter.

São Nicolau

Neighborhood

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

São Nicolau is a former civil parish in the municipality of Porto, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Cedofeita, Santo Ildefonso, Sé, Miragaia, São Nicolau e Vitória. The population in 2011 was 1,906, in an area of 0.25 km2.

Sé

Neighborhood

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.5.

Sé is a former civil parish in the municipality of Porto, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Cedofeita, Santo Ildefonso, Sé, Miragaia, São Nicolau e Vitória.

Postigo do Carvão

Type: City gate
Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: União das freguesias de Cedofeita, Santo Ildefonso, Sé, Miragaia, São Nicolau e Vitória, Porto, Porto District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude

41.1404° or 41° 8′ 25″ north

Longitude

-8.61337° or 8° 36′ 48″ west

Inception

1370

Open location code

8CHH49RP+5M

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1567139555

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=city_gate

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