Parque da Penha
Parque da Penha is a garden in Braga District, Portugal. Access is restricted and requires permission. Parque da Penha is situated nearby to the peak Monte da Penha, as well as near the scenic viewpoint Pio IX.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Monte da Penha and Santuário da Penha.
Monte da Penha
Peak
Photo: Manuel Rocha, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Monte da Penha, or Monte de Santa Catarina, is the highest point in the Portuguese city of Guimarães, with a height of 613 metres above mean sea level.
Santuário da Penha
Church
Photo: Luebo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Santuário da Penha is a church, which is situated 360 metres west of Parque da Penha.
Guimarães Cable Car
Aerial lift
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Guimarães Cable Car or Teleferico de Guimarães, sometimes also known as the Penha Cable Car or Teleférico da Penha, is a gondola lift that connects the city centre of the Portuguese city of Guimarães to the summit of the nearby Monte da Penha, the location of the Penha Sanctuary. Guimarães Cable Car is situated 450 metres west of Parque da Penha.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Costa and Urgezes.
Urgezes
Village
Urgezes, previously known as Santo Estêvão de Urgezes, is a civil parish in the municipality of Guimarães, Portugal. The population in 2021 was 5,259 on an area of 3.31 km2. Urgezes is situated 2½ km west of Parque da Penha.
Guimarães
Photo: Manuel Rocha, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Guimarães is a city in Minho, northern Portugal. One of the country's most historical cities, it's known as the "Cradle of Portugal" since it was from there the "Condado Portucalense" grew into today's Portugal.
Parque da Penha
- Access is restricted and requires permission.
- Type: Garden
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Braga District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.43127° or 41° 25′ 53″ northLongitude
-8.26563° or 8° 15′ 56″ westOpen location code
8CHHCPJM+GPOpenStreetMap ID
way 342581709OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=garden
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