Environment
Espinho is located in the northern Portugal (regiao Norte), which is a land of dense vegetation and
profound historic and cultural wealth.
At the coastline you will find beautiful beaches, seaside resorts and enchanting pictoresque villages. Inland
there are scenic natural parks, mountains, rivers, waterfalls, vineyards and fertile plots.
Some distances of interest
The closest airport is Porto Internationale Airport, located 20 km away.
It is more than 50 km to the mountains and 20 km to the nearest river.
In Portugal the Atlantic Ocean is always "close by" - distances from estern inland border will
maximum be a two hour drive. The closest beach is less than 1 km away.
Climate : Ocean clima with nice hot humid summers and with a cool breeze from the sea in wintertime Town character : Leasure Primary Industry : Tourism
Population: 32.000 inhabitants in total in the municipality of Espinho.
Espinho is a city and a municipality in northern Portugal, some 15 km south of Porto (Oporto). Renowned for its vast, sun-kissed beaches and wonderful selection of seafood restaurants, Espinho is a popular holiday town, situated on Portugal's northwestern coast known as the Costa Verde - the Green Coast.
In addition to the long stretch of golden sandy beach, the town also boasts one of the oldest golf courses in the world, Oporto Golf Club, dating from 1890.
Espinho has developed a reputation as an "excellent" venue for the SWATCH-FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour. Espinho has hosted the World Tour more than a dozen of times!
The city is not only a reputed beach resort it's also known for it's (legal) gambling with Casino Solverde. Espinho is home to CINANIMA - Festival Internacional de Cinema de Animação, an international animation festival.
Wine from the region of Norte
Portugal produces some of the world's finest, oldest, unique and highest value-added wines.
The country has a large variety of native breeds - about 285 - producing a very wide
variety of different wines with distinctive personality.
