Porto Brandão ferry terminal
Porto Brandão ferry terminal is a station in Caparica e Trafaria, Almada, Setúbal District. Porto Brandão ferry terminal is situated nearby to the shipyard Estaleiro Naval José Gouveia, as well as near the church Igreja de Nossa Senhora do Bom Sucesso.Photo: Rúdisicyon, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Station
- Description: ferry terminal in Portugal
- Also known as: “Estação Fluvial de Porto Brandão” and “Porto Brandão”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Belém Tower and Monument to the Discoveries.
Belém Tower
Photo: Rehman, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Belém Tower, officially the Tower of Saint Vincent is a 16th-century fortification located in Lisbon that served as a point of embarkation and disembarkation for Portuguese explorers and as a ceremonial gateway to Lisbon. Belém Tower is situated 1½ km northwest of Porto Brandão ferry terminal.
Monument to the Discoveries
Photo: Jean-Christophe BENOIST, CC BY 4.0.
The Monument of the Discoveries is a monument on the northern bank of the Tagus River estuary, in the civil parish of Santa Maria de Belém, Lisbon. Located along the river where ships departed to explore and trade with India and the Orient, the monument celebrates the Portuguese Age of Discovery during the 15th and 16th centuries. Monument to the Discoveries is situated 2 km north of Porto Brandão ferry terminal.
Berardo Collection Museum
Museum
The Berardo Collection Museum was a museum of modern and contemporary art in Belém, a district of Lisbon, Portugal. It was replaced by the Contemporary Art Museum - Centro Cultural de Belém in January 2023. Berardo Collection Museum is situated 2 km north of Porto Brandão ferry terminal.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Porto Brandão and Banática.
Porto Brandão
Hamlet
Porto Brandão is a locality in the freguesia of Caparica e Trafaria, Almada Municipality, Portugal. It is situated in a strategic location by the Tejo river.
Banática
Hamlet
Banática is a small town at Almada, Portugal. Its name may derive from the Arabic language word for prince. It is the first port at the Tejo. It has a Repsol oil refinery, a sports club, Clube Recreativo e Desportivo de Banática, and a coast control unit of the Portuguese Republican National Guard.
Monte de Caparica
Town
Photo: Rúdisicyon, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Caparica is a former civil parish in the municipality of Almada, Lisbon metropolitan area, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged with the civil parish of Trafaria into the new parish Caparica e Trafaria.
Porto Brandão ferry terminal
- Categories: river station, building, public transport, passenger ship terminal, and transportation
- Location: Caparica e Trafaria, Almada, Setúbal District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.67787° or 38° 40′ 40″ northLongitude
-9.20664° or 9° 12′ 24″ westOpen location code
8CCGMQHV+48OpenStreetMap ID
way 454582934OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=ferry_terminalOpenStreetMap feature
building=transportationOpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stationWikidata ID
Q121668462
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In Other Languages
From German to Portuguese—“Porto Brandão ferry terminal” goes by many names.
- German: “Fährterminal Porto Brandão”
- Portuguese: “Estação Fluvial do Porto Brandão”
- “Estação Fluvial do Porto Brandão”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Estaleiro Naval José Gouveia and Igreja de Nossa Senhora do Bom Sucesso.
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