Junta de Freguesia de Rates

Junta de Freguesia de Rates is a town hall in Rates, Póvoa de Varzim, Porto District. Junta de Freguesia de Rates is situated nearby to the museum Núcleo Museológico de Rates, as well as near Largo do Padre Arnaldo Moreira.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Monastery of Rates and Pillory 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.

Pillory of Rates

Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Capela do Senhor da Praça

Church

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Capela do Senhor da Praça is a church.

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.