Praça dos Forais
Praça dos Forais is in Rates, Póvoa de Varzim, Porto District. Praça dos Forais is situated nearby to the church Capela do Senhor da Praça, as well as near Pillory of Rates.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Pillory of Rates and Monastery of Rates.
Monastery of Rates
Church
Photo: PedroPVZ, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
São Félix Hill
Peak
Photo: PedroPVZ, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 Praça dos Forais.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rates and Fontaínhas.
Rates
Town
Photo: PedroPVZ, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Rio Mau
Village
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rio Mau is a village, which is situated 3 km south of Praça dos Forais.
Praça dos Forais
- Type: Pedestrian zone
- Location: Rates, Póvoa de Varzim, Porto District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
41.4242° or 41° 25′ 27″ northLongitude
-8.67207° or 8° 40′ 20″ westOpen location code
8CHHC8FH+M5OpenStreetMap ID
way 439595456OpenStreetMap feature
highway=pedestrian
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Capela do Senhor da Praça and Largo do Padre Arnaldo Moreira.
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