castle
Castelo de Guimarães
A 10th-century castle associated with the founding of Portugal, beside the Paço dos Duques in UNESCO-listed Guimarães.
12 km · about 25 min drive
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Margaride
Porto, Portugal · Europe
About Margaride
Margaride works well as a base: 10 minutes from Vizela, 12km from Castelo de Guimarães.
Margaride is in Porto, Portugal, with about 11,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Vizela, about 5 km away.
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What is there to see near Margaride?
Within an hour or so of Margaride: Castelo de Guimarães (12 km), Marão Tunnel (25 km), Fisgas de Ermelo (26 km), Sanctuary of Bom Jesus do Monte (26 km).
Are there any good drives near Margaride?
The nearest famous roads are Estrada Nacional 222 (Peso da Régua–Pinhão), Circuito da Boavista and EN222 Régua–Pinhão Road.
Where is Margaride?
Margaride is in Porto, Portugal, about 5 km from Vizela.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 10,652
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Portugal
- Region
- Porto
- Timezone
- Europe/Lisbon
- Coordinates
- 41.3648, -8.2000
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Worth the detour from Margaride
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
tunnel
Marão Tunnel
At 5.7 km the longest road tunnel in the Iberian Peninsula, carrying the A4 under the Serra do Marão between Amarante and Vila Real: gateway to the Douro wine country.
25 km · about 30 min drive
waterfall
Fisgas de Ermelo
A multi-tier waterfall dropping through a granite gorge in the Alvão Natural Park, with roadside viewpoint access.
26 km · about 30 min drive
cathedral
Sanctuary of Bom Jesus do Monte
Braga's UNESCO pilgrimage church crowning a 116-metre baroque zigzag stairway devoted to the five senses: climb it or ride the 1882 water-balance funicular, the oldest of its kind still running in the world.
26 km · about 30 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Douro Valley
The oldest demarcated wine region in the world, with terraced vineyards lining the dramatic slopes of the Douro River gorge.
41 km · about 45 min drive
landmark
Peso da Régua
Riverside town and the Douro's wine-trade hub, home to the Museu do Douro and cruise quays.
41 km · about 45 min drive
landmark
Livraria Lello
A breathtakingly ornate neo-Gothic bookshop in Porto with a famous crimson staircase, often called the world's most beautiful bookstore.
42 km · about 50 min drive
landmark
Dom Luis I Bridge
A striking double-deck iron bridge designed by a student of Gustave Eiffel, spanning the Douro gorge between Porto and Vila Nova de Gaia.
42 km · about 50 min drive
Driving roads near Margaride
- 25 kmMarão TunnelAt 5.7 km the longest road tunnel in the Iberian Peninsula, carrying the A4 under the Serra do Marão between Amarante and Vila Real: gateway to the Douro wine country.
- 41 kmDouro ValleyThe oldest demarcated wine region in the world, with terraced vineyards lining the dramatic slopes of the Douro River gorge.
- 42 kmPonte Dom Luís I, PortoA double-deck wrought-iron arch bridge over the Douro completed in 1886, linking Porto with Vila Nova de Gaia.
- 44 kmEstrada Nacional 222 (Peso da Régua–Pinhão)A 27km stretch of the EN222 following the Douro river past terraced vineyards, frequently cited as one of Europe's best driving roads.
- 45 kmArouca 516 & Paiva WalkwaysOne of the world's longest pedestrian suspension bridges, 516 metres of open mesh deck swaying 175 metres above the Paiva gorge: linked to 8 km of riverside boardwalks through the Arouca Geopark. Book a timed slot; not for vertigo sufferers.
- 45 kmCircuito da BoavistaA genuine city street circuit in Porto that ran Formula One in 1958 and 1960 and was revived for historic racing. Off-race weekends you simply drive or walk the seafront and boulevard sections as ordinary city streets.
Driving in Portugal
- Drives on
- the right
- Petrol
- ~€1.78/litre
- Motorway tolls
- ~€9.00/100km
When to drive here
April to October
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