Capela de São Roque
Capela de São Roque is a church in União das freguesias de Gondomar (São Cosme), Valbom e Jovim, Gondomar Municipality, Porto District. Capela de São Roque is situated nearby to the church Igreja Paroquial de Valbom, as well as near the cemetery Cemitério de Valbom.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Museu Nacional da Imprensa and Freixo Bridge.
Museu Nacional da Imprensa
Museum
Photo: Feliciano Guimarães, CC BY 2.0.
Museu Nacional da Imprensa is a museum, which is situated 2 km northwest of Capela de São Roque.
Freixo Bridge
Bridge
Photo: José Moutinho, CC BY 2.0.
The Freixo Bridge which was inaugurated in 1995 is a Portuguese bridge over the Douro river, connecting Vila Nova de Gaia and Porto. The purpose of its construction was to create an alternative to Arrábida and D. Luis I bridges. Freixo Bridge is situated 2 km northwest of Capela de São Roque.
Jardim do Palácio do Freixo
Garden
Photo: Aoamen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Jardim do Palácio do Freixo is a garden, which is situated 1½ km northwest of Capela de São Roque.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Oliveira do Douro and Campanhã.
Oliveira do Douro
Suburb
Oliveira do Douro is a Portuguese parish in the municipality of Vila Nova de Gaia. The population in 2011 was 22,383, in an area of 7.54 km².
Campanhã
Suburb
Photo: Henrique Matos, CC BY 2.5.
Campanhã is a Portuguese freguesia, located in the city of Porto. The population in 2011 was 32,659, in an area of 8.04 km². Located there are the Campanhã railway station, the most important main line station in Porto, and the adjacent Campanhã metro station. Campanhã is situated 3 km north of Capela de São Roque.
Avintes
Town
Photo: Manuel de Sousa, CC BY 2.5.
Avintes is a Portuguese civil parish in the municipality of Vila Nova de Gaia. The population in 2021 was 10,838, in an area of 8.82 km2. It is known in Portugal as "Terra da Broa", meaning "Land of the Broa", referring to the Broa de Avintes, a typical farmhouse bread widely consumed in Northern Portugal, which originated in Avintes. Avintes is situated 3 km south of Capela de São Roque.
Capela de São Roque
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Roman Catholic
- Categories: building, chapel, place of worship, and religion
- Location: União das freguesias de Gondomar (São Cosme), Valbom e Jovim, Gondomar Municipality, Porto District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
41.13121° or 41° 7′ 52″ northLongitude
-8.563° or 8° 33′ 47″ westOpen location code
8CHH4CJP+FROpenStreetMap ID
way 848228288OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=chapelOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=roman_catholic
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