Núcleo Museológico de Rates

Núcleo Museológico de Rates is a museum in Rates, Póvoa de Varzim, Porto District. Núcleo Museológico de Rates is situated nearby to the town hall Junta de Freguesia de Rates, as well as near the church Monastery of Rates.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Monastery of Rates and Pillory of Rates.

Monastery of Rates

Church

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The Monastery of Rates was a Benedictine monastery located in the parish of Rates in the municipality of Póvoa de Varzim, in Portugal. The part of the monastery that has survived to this day is the bell-tower and, most importantly, the Church dedicated to St Peter of Rates, mostly known as Romanesque Church of Rates, which is a national monument since 1910.

Pillory of Rates

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Pillory of Rates is situated 110 metres northeast of Núcleo Museológico de Rates.

São Félix Hill

Peak

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São Félix Hill or Mount São Félix, Monte de São Félix in Portuguese, is the highest hill in Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal, as measured by the height above sea level of its summit, 202 metres. São Félix Hill is situated 4 km west of Núcleo Museológico de Rates.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rates and Fontaínhas.

Rates

Town

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Rates is a Portuguese parish and a former township located in the municipality of Póvoa de Varzim. The population in 2011 was 2,505, in an area of 13.90 km2.

Fontaínhas

Hamlet

Fontaínhas is a Portuguese village in the civil parish of Balazar in the district of Póvoa de Varzim. It is on the N206 road at the boundary with the parish of Rates.