Fountain of the Virtues
The Fountain of the Virtues is a fountain in the civil parish of Cedofeita, Santo Ildefonso, Sé, Miragaia, São Nicolau e Vitória, in the municipality of Porto.Photo: Manuel de Sousa, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Fountain
- Description: water well
- Also known as: “Chafariz das Virtudes” and “Fonte de Nossa Senhora das Virtudes”
- Address: Calçada das Virtudes s/n
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Palácio da Justiça and Palácio da Bolsa.
Palácio da Justiça
Courthouse
Photo: Manuel de Sousa, Public domain.
Palácio da Justiça is a palace government building in Porto, Portugal. It was built in 1958. Palácio da Justiça is situated 110 metres northeast of Fountain of the Virtues.
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 450 metres southeast of Fountain of the Virtues.
Fountain of Rua das Taipas
Fountain
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Fountain of Rua das Taipas is a fountain in the civil parish of Cedofeita, Santo Ildefonso, Sé, Miragaia, São Nicolau e Vitória, in the municipality of Porto, Portugal. Fountain of Rua das Taipas is situated 190 metres southeast of Fountain of the Virtues.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Vitória and Morro da Vitoria.
Vitória
Neighborhood
Photo: Aoamen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Vitória 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.
Fountain of the Virtues
Latitude
41.14465° or 41° 8′ 41″ northLongitude
-8.61896° or 8° 37′ 8″ westInception
1619Open location code
8CHH49VJ+VCOpenStreetMap ID
way 241300113OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=fountainOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q1058768
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Turkish—“Fountain of the Virtues” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Das Virtudes iturria”
- Dutch: “Chafariz das Virtudes”
- French: “Chafariz das Virtudes”
- German: “Chafariz das Virtudes”
- German: “Fonte das Virtudes”
- German: “Fonte do Rio Frio”
- Portuguese: “Chafariz das Virtudes”
- Portuguese: “Fonte das Virtudes”
- Portuguese: “Fonte do Rio Frio”
- Spanish: “Fuente das Virtudes”
- Turkish: “Virtues Çeşmesi”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Miradouro do Passeio das Virtudes and Jardim da Quinta das Virtudes.
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