Pio IX
Pio IX is a memorial in Costa, Guimarães, Braga District. Pio IX is situated nearby to the peak Monte da Penha, as well as near the church Santuário da Penha.| 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 250 metres northwest of Pio IX.
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 320 metres northwest of Pio IX.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Urgezes and Gémeos.
Urgezes
Village
Azurém
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Azurém is a civil parish in the municipality of Guimarães in the Braga District of Portugal. The population in 2021 was 9,090, in an area of 2.9 km2. One of the campus of the University of Minho if located here. Azurém is situated 3½ km northwest of Pio IX.
Pio IX
- Type: Memorial
- Inscription: “A Pio IX, o Grande, Pontífice da Immaculada, erigiram este monumento a cidade de Guimarães e catholicos portuguezes. 8-IX-1983”
- Categories: building and historic site
- Location: Costa, Guimarães, Braga District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
41.42976° or 41° 25′ 47″ northLongitude
-8.26853° or 8° 16′ 7″ westHeight
5 metres (16 feet)Open location code
8CHHCPHJ+WHOpenStreetMap ID
way 967045225OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
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