Travel Guide of Leça da Palmeira in Portugal by Influencers and Travelers
Leça da Palmeira is a former civil parish in the municipality of Matosinhos in the Greater Porto area, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Matosinhos e Leça da Palmeira. It has 5.97 km² and had 17.215 inhabitants in the 2001 census.
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1 - Porto
7 km away
Porto or Oporto, is the second-largest city in Portugal, one of the Iberian Peninsula's major urban areas. Oporto city has a population of 237,559 and a metropolitan area with 2.4 million people in an area of 2,395 km², making it the second-largest urban area in Portugal.
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2 - Clérigos Church
9 km away
The Clérigos Church is a Baroque church in the city of Porto, in Portugal. Its tall bell tower, the Torre dos Clérigos, can be seen from various points of the city and is one of its most characteristic symbols.
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3 - Tours & Sightseeing | Douro Valley Day Trips from Porto
9 km away
Wander out into Portugal's beautiful wine country with a guided road trip from Porto to the Douro Valley, and discover an enchanting landscape of rolling hillsides, twinkling rivers, charming old towns, and expansive vineyards. Visit the heritage town of Amarante, soak in a vast panorama of jaw-dropping nature from the São Leonardo da Galafura viewpoint, cruise down the Douro River in a boat, visit a wine estate for some all-important tastings, and devour a delicious traditional lunch.
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4 - São Bento Railway Station
9 km away
São Bento Railway Station is a 20th-century railway terminal in the civil parish of Cedofeita, Santo Ildefonso, Sé, Miragaia, São Nicolau e Vitória, in the municipality of Porto, district of Porto. The English translation of São Bento is Saint Benedict.
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5 - Porto Cathedral
9 km away
The Porto Cathedral is a Roman Catholic church located in the historical centre of the city of Porto, Portugal. It is one of the city's oldest monuments and one of the most important local Romanesque monuments.
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6 - Surfing in Porto
Learn surfing with professional lessons in Oporto's best learning beach! The surfing group courses are focused on initiating new surfers or perfecting the techniques of those with previous experience. Beginners can have their first taste on the...
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7 - Casa da Música
7 km away
The Casa da Música is a concert hall in Porto, Portugal. It was designed by architect Rem Koolhaas and opened in 2005. Designed to mark the festive year of 2001 in which the city of Porto was designated European Capital of Culture, it was the first building in Portugal aimed from its conception to be exclusively dedicated to music, either in public performances or in the field of artistic training and creation.
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8 - Ribeira Square
9 km away
The Ribeira Square is a historical square in Porto, Portugal. It is included in the historical centre of the city, designated World Heritage by UNESCO.
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9 - Tasting | WOW Porto Wine School
10 km away
The WOW Wine School holds regular workshops and tastings designed for those curious about wine, wine connoisseurs and professionals. Tailor your own wine tasting menu with the help of an expert, with one of our Tailor Made Tastings of 3 or 5 wines and learn more about Wine Pairings, with our Chocolate truffle or Cheese tastings. Otherwise, choose one of our Demystify Wine workshops and get to taste 5 glasses of different wines, focused on a theme of your choosing:
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10 - Maria Pia Bridge
10 km away
The Maria Pia Bridge is a railway bridge built in 1877, and attributed to Gustave Eiffel, situated over the Portuguese northern municipalities of Porto and Vila Nova de Gaia.
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11 - Livraria Lello
9 km away
The Lello Bookstore, also known as Livraria Lello & Irmão and Livraria Chardron, is a bookstore located in civil parish of Cedofeita, Santo Ildefonso, Sé, Miragaia, São Nicolau e Vitória, in the northern Portuguese municipality of Porto.
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12 - Boat Tours in Porto
8 km away
Enjoy a boat tour in Porto to Foz do Douro with your family and friends and fall in love with the city of tiles! The second most famous and visited city in Portugal, after Lisbon, is Porto. Among the reasons for its fame are the beautiful streets dec...
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13 - National Museum Soares dos Reis
8 km away
Soares dos Reis National Museum is a museum, currently housed in the Carrancas Palace situated in the civil parish of Cedofeita, Santo Ildefonso, Sé, Miragaia, São Nicolau e Vitória, in the northern Portuguese city of Porto.
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14 - Foz do Douro
6 km away
Foz do Douro is a former civil parish in the municipality of Porto, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Aldoar, Foz do Douro e Nevogilde. The population in 2011 was 10,997, in an area of 1.88 km². It became a parish in 1836.
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15 - Evening | Cálem Caves
10 km away
Enjoy a unique experience in the Oporto Wine and Cálem Cellars, Porto's most revered wine-making venue that has been producing barrels of the good stuff since 1859. Tour the massive cellars and have a sip, gulp or guzzle of fine Portuguese wine. Be serenaded by the melancholic sounds of fado which have been permeating through Portugal's bars since the 1820s. The songs painfully express the locals' connection with nature and lost love. Kick back with a glass and enjoy the music.
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16 - Dom Luís Bridge
11 km away
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. The designers of the bridge are António Reis and Daniel de Sousa. The bridge with total length of 705 m has 8 spans.
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17 - Vila Nova de Gaia
11 km away
Vila Nova de Gaia, or simply Gaia, is a city and a municipality in Porto District in Norte Region, Portugal. It is located south of the city of Porto on the other side of the Douro River. The city proper had a population of 178,255 in 2001.
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18 - Chapel of Senhor da Pedra
15 km away
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19 - Praia da Aguda
16 km away
Aguda Beach is a small fishermen village located at about 13 km south of the city of Porto, in Arcozelo, a parish of Vila Nova de Gaia Municipality. It is known for its wide sandy beach and for its sea waters reach in marine life. Actually its waters are also, highly appreciated for therapeutics due to its high iodine content.
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20 - Povoa de Varzim
21 km away
Póvoa de Varzim City Hall is the seat of government of the municipality of Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal. It houses the office of the mayor of Povoa de Varzim, the city council chamber, as well as other city services.
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21 - Arrifana
36 km away
Praia da Arrifana is a beach within the Municipality of Aljezur, in the Algarve, Portugal. The beach is on the western Seaboard in the north west of the Algarve.
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22 - Largo Carlos Amarante
45 km away
The Holy Cross Church in Portuguese, Igreja de Santa Cruz is a Portuguese 17th century church in Braga, Portugal, dedicated to the Holy Cross. The Church of the Five Wounds in San Jose, California was modeled after the Holy Cross Church in Braga.
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