Porto de Leixões
Porto de Leixões is in Porto District, Portugal. Porto de Leixões is situated nearby to the pier Terminal Petrolífero, as well as near Marina de Leça.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fort of Leça da Palmeira and Porto Leixões Cruise Terminal.
Fort of Leça da Palmeira
Fort
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The Fort of Leça da Palmeira, also known as Castle of Matosinhos or Fort of Our Lady of the Snows is a coastal fortification located in Leça da Palmeira, Matosinhos in the Greater Porto region of Portugal. Fort of Leça da Palmeira is situated 700 metres north of Porto de Leixões.
Porto Leixões Cruise Terminal
Station
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Porto Leixões Cruise Terminal is a passenger ship facility in the Port of Leixões, Matosinhos, Portugal. Opened in 2015 and managed by the Administração dos Portos do Douro, Leixões e Viana do Castelo, it expanded the port’s capacity to handle larger cruise vessels. Porto Leixões Cruise Terminal is situated 540 metres southeast of Porto de Leixões.
Mercado Municipal de Matosinhos
Marketplace
Photo: José Moutinho, CC BY 2.0.
Mercado Municipal de Matosinhos is a marketplace, which is situated 1¼ km northeast of Porto de Leixões.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Casas de Mar and Leixões.
Leixões
Neighborhood
Photo: JotaCartas, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Port of Leixões is one of Portugal's largest seaports and the primary maritime gateway for the Northern Region. Located in Matosinhos, just north of Porto and approximately 5 kilometres from the Douro River mouth, the port handles diverse cargoes including containers, bulk cargoes, breakbulk and ro-ro, as well as serving cruise ships and fishing vessels.
Leça da Palmeira
Suburb
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Leça da Palmeira is a civil parish in the Portuguese city of Matosinhos north of the Leça river. It was merged with the parish of Matosinhos in 2013, forming Matosinhos e Leça da Palmeira.
Porto de Leixões
- Type: Industry
- Location: Porto District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.1817° or 41° 10′ 54″ northLongitude
-8.7047° or 8° 42′ 17″ westOpen location code
8CHH57JW+M4OpenStreetMap ID
way 972678976OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=industrial
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