Matosinhos city in Portugal

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Matosinhos, City in Portugal Population :
Environment Matosinhos 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. Matosinhos is situated in the district of Porto. View all properties for sale in the district of Porto. Some distances of interest The closest airport is Porto Internationale Airport, located less than 1 km away. It is more than 50 km to the mountains and 5 km to the nearest river. If you enjoy playing golf, you might want to know that the nearest golf course is Quinta do Fojo (10 km away). 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 : Industrial city Primary Industry : Manufacturing Industry
Matosinhos can offer you: Sight: Archaeological-site, Castle/Ruins, Museum, Church, Historical-monument, Dining/Pleasure: Hotel, Restaurants, Bar, Disco, Dancing, Coffé-shop, Shopping: City centre, Pharmacy, Supermarked, Shopping-mal, Shops, Bakery, Florist, Sport/Activity: Fotball Stadium, Fotball arena, Surfing, Beach, Golf, Go-cart, Spa, Bath, Diving, Paragliding, Sailing, Windsurfing, Motorsport, Horseback-riding, Fishing, Tennis, Climbing, Public transport: Car-rental, Metro, Buss-terminal, Taxi, Public: Public service, Internett-cafe, Bullring, Cinema, Theatre, City-park, Hospital, Police, Bank, Post-office, Tourist-info, Level of education: High school
Homepage : http://www.cm-matosinhos.pt


Matosinhos - an commercial and industrial centre Municipal holiday: Whit Tuesday - Senhor de Matosinhos Population in the city proper: 46.000 inhabitants. Population in the municipality: 169.000 inhabitants. Matosinhos is a city and municipality in northern Portugal. It is bordered to the south by the city of Porto, and lies within the Greater Porto subregion. Many people have recently moved from the surrounding area to live there. The city was the birth place of Álvaro Siza Vieira, who is a contemporary Portuguese architect. Some of the many prizes he has been awarded with is; the Alvar Aalto Medal in 1988, the Prince of Wales Prize from Harvard University in 1998, and more recently he was announced as RIBA's 2009 Royal Gold Medallist, to mention a few of them. Matosinhos is located on the seacoast and is a commercial and industrial centre in the Porto Metropolitan Area. Matosinhos has good summer weather, nice beaches, but cool water temperature.

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. Norte region is known for its Port Wine, Vinho do Douro and Vinho Verde. Read more about wine from Norte region here. Read more about Portuguese wine here.