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Valongo works well as a base: 5 minutes from Fânzeres, 15km from Circuito da Boavista.
Valongo is in Porto, Portugal, with about 21,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Fânzeres, about 4 km away.
Valongo (Portuguese pronunciation: [vɐˈlõɡu] ) is a Portuguese city and municipality located in the District of Porto and 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) from Porto, in the northern region of Portugal.
The municipality area consists of 75.12 square kilometres (29.00 mi2) and 94,672 inhabitants in 2021, and it is subdividedRead more
into four parishes: Alfena, Campo e Sobrado, Ermesinde and Valongo. The municipality is limited to the north by the municipality of Santo Tirso, to the northeast by Paços de Ferreira, to the east by Paredes, to the southwest by Gondomar and to the west by Maia.
In 2022, Valongo was awarded the European Green Leaf title by the European Commission for its environmental efforts, including forest conservation, climate adaptation, and circular economy initiatives.
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Within an hour or so of Valongo: Café Majestic (10 km), Livraria Lello (11 km), Dom Luis I Bridge (11 km), Clerigos Tower, Porto (11 km).
The nearest famous roads are Circuito da Boavista, Estrada Nacional 222 (Peso da Régua–Pinhão) and EN222 Régua–Pinhão Road.
Valongo is in Porto, Portugal, about 4 km from Fânzeres.
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8 notable places within an hour's drive.
cafe
Porto's Belle Époque showpiece on Rua de Santa Catarina, open since 1921: carved wood, leather benches, chandeliers and mirrored walls attended by white-jacketed waiters. Regularly listed among the most beautiful cafés in the world.
10 km · about 20 min drive
landmark
A breathtakingly ornate neo-Gothic bookshop in Porto with a famous crimson staircase, often called the world's most beautiful bookstore.
11 km · about 20 min drive
landmark
A striking double-deck iron bridge designed by a student of Gustave Eiffel, spanning the Douro gorge between Porto and Vila Nova de Gaia.
11 km · about 20 min drive
landmark
Porto's iconic Baroque bell tower offering panoramic views over the city's terracotta rooftops and the Douro River.
11 km · about 20 min drive
landmark
UNESCO-listed medieval riverside quarter in Porto with colourful facades, port wine cellars, and the iconic Dom Luís I Bridge.
11 km · about 20 min drive
bridge
A double-deck wrought-iron arch bridge over the Douro completed in 1886, linking Porto with Vila Nova de Gaia.
11 km · about 20 min drive
famous road
A 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.
15 km · about 30 min drive
castle
A 10th-century castle associated with the founding of Portugal, beside the Paço dos Duques in UNESCO-listed Guimarães.
34 km · about 40 min drive
April to October
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