Porto Leixões Cruise Terminal

Porto Leixões Cruise Terminal is a passenger ship facility in the , , . 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.
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  • Type: Station
  • Description: purpose built terminal for ocean-going passenger ships in Matosinhos, Port of Leixões, Porto, Portugal
  • Also known as: “Terminal de Cruzeiros de Leixões” and “Terminal de Cruzeiros do Porto”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Praia de Matosinhos and Fort of São Francisco Xavier.

Beach
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is a beach.

Museum
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The , commonly known as the 'Castelo do Queijo', is a fortification situated on the coast of the civil parish of in the northern municipality of . is situated 1½ km southeast of Porto Leixões Cruise Terminal.

Fort
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The , also known as Castle of Matosinhos or Fort of Our Lady of the Snows is a coastal fortification located in , Matosinhos in the Greater Porto region of . is situated 1¼ km north of Porto Leixões Cruise Terminal.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Casas de Mar and Leixões.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

Neighborhood
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The Port of is one of 's largest seaports and the primary maritime gateway for the Northern Region. Located in , just north of 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.

Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
, officially the City of , is a city and a municipality in the district of in . The municipality covers an area of approximately 62.42 square kilometres and had 172,557 inhabitants in 2021.

Porto Leixões Cruise Terminal

Latitude
41.17726° or 41° 10′ 38″ north
Longitude
-8.70207° or 8° 42′ 8″ west
Levels
4
Height
40 metres (131 feet)
Operator
APDL
Open location code
8CHH57GX+W5
Open­Street­Map ID
way 972835112
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Wiki­data ID
Q20974213
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In Other Languages

From Portuguese to Slovenian—“Porto Leixões Cruise Terminal” goes by many names.

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Highlights include Terminal de Cruzeiros de Leixões and Titã do Molhe Sul do Porto de Leixões.

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