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Matosinhos
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Matosinhos

Matosinhos is a city on the Portuguese Atlantic coast, it lies in the Porto metropolitan area.

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Matosinhos is the administrative seat of the district of the same name, to which the 1 Leixöes seaport belongs

getting there

Map of Matosinhos

By plane

Leixões cruise terminal

The nearest airport is in Porto.

By train

From Porto the Metro line A to Matosinhos. The metro stations are near the port 2 Mercado, 3 Brito Capelo and 4 Matosinhos Sul

By bus

In the street

By boat

The port in the district Leixöes is also the destination of cruise ships.

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Tourist Attractions

  • 1 Forte de Sao Francisco XavierForte de São Francisco Xavier in the Wikipedia encyclopediaForte de São Francisco Xavier in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsForte de São Francisco Xavier (Q1438936) in the Wikidata database(Castelo do Queijo)
  • 2 Forte de Nossa Senhora das Neves
  • 3  Monumento aos Pescadores
  • 4  Monumento ao Pescador Matosinhense

activities

  • 1  Matosinhos Beach. The beach stretches from the Leixöes seaport to the Castelo do Quejo. It consists of fine, light sand, is relatively wide and falls shallowly into the sea. Suitable for surfing. There are several cafes on the beach.
  • 2 Praia de Leça da Palmeira
  • 3  Piscina das MarésPiscina das Marés in the Wikipedia encyclopediaPiscina das Marés in the Wikimedia Commons media directoryPiscina das Marés (Q1750602) in the Wikidata database

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accommodation

On Matosinhos Beach
Sculpture Pescador Matosinhense
  • 1  Hotel Porto-Mar, Rua de Brito Capelo 169. Tel.: 351 229 382 104. last change: Feb. 2018 (information may be out of date)
  • 2  Urban Hotel Amadeos, R. Conde Alto Mearim 1229. Tel.: 351 22 939 9700. last change: Feb. 2018 (information may be out of date)
  • 3  Casa Godinho, R. Godinho 222. Tel.: 351 965 466 040. last change: Feb. 2018 (information may be out of date)

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Practical advice

  • 1  Tourist Office of Matosinhos, Av. Gen. Norton de Matos 35, 4450-208 Matosinhos. Tel.: 351 22 939 2412. Right next to the entrance to the port.last change: Feb. 2018 (information may be out of date)

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