Fonte do Cubo

Fonte do Cubo is a pond in União das freguesias de Cedofeita, Santo Ildefonso, Sé, Miragaia, São Nicolau e Vitória, Porto which is located on Praça da Ribeira. Fonte do Cubo is situated nearby to the quarter Ribeira, as well as near the fountain Chafariz da Rua de São João.

Type: Pond
Also known as: “O Cubo”
Address: Praça da Ribeira s/n
Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Chafariz da Rua de São João and Palácio da Bolsa.

Chafariz da Rua de São João

Fountain

Photo: Pedro, CC BY 2.0.

Chafariz da Rua de São João is a fountain.

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 250 metres west of Fonte do Cubo.

Torre da Rua de Baixo

Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ribeira and Sé.

Ribeira

Quarter

Photo: prilfish, CC BY 2.0.

Ribeira is a quarter.

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.

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.

Fonte do Cubo

Categories: body of water, tourism, fountain, tourist attraction, historic site, and monument
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

41.14077° or 41° 8′ 27″ north

Longitude

-8.613° or 8° 36′ 47″ west

Inception

1983

Open location code

8CHH49RP+8Q

OpenStreetMap ID

way 223780519

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=fountain

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=monument

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=water

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=attraction

OpenStreetMap feature

water=pond

OpenStreetMap attribute

wheelchair=yes

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Highlights include Cais da Ribeira and Postigo do Carvão.

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