Francos
in Porto Municipality of Porto, Portugal
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Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport (6 mi) - Braga Municipal Aerodrome (31 mi)
- Vila Real Airport (48 mi)
- Viseu Airport (50 mi)
- Coimbra Airport (70 mi)
- Chaves Airport (72 mi)
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Vigo Airport (74 mi) - Covilha Airport (87 mi)
- Santiago de Compostela Airport (120 mi)
- Lisbon Portela Airport (167 mi)
- Historic Centre of Guimarães (Unesco heritage, 52 mi)
- Historic Centre of Oporto (Unesco heritage, 65 mi)
- University of Coimbra – Alta and Sofia (Unesco heritage, 87 mi)
- Convent of Christ in Tomar (Unesco heritage, 121 mi)
- Monastery of Batalha (Unesco heritage, 130 mi)
- Santiago de Compostela (Old Town) (Unesco heritage, 133 mi)
- Monastery of Alcobaça (Unesco heritage, 140 mi)
- Porto de Recreio do Carregal (marina, (20 mi)
- Estação Litoral Da Aguda (zoo, (8 mi)
- Sea Life (zoo, (3 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 41.168 and -8.638 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 41° 10' 3" and W -8° 38' 15"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Euro - EUR
- Spoken languages:
- Portuguese
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 10:49 PM (Friday)
- Timezone: Europe/Lisbon
- UTC/GMT offset: -1 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 7:23 am and 5:15 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -41.750 and 171.567 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Carters Beach - References
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 2,8 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to Portugal.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Portugal. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03
Explore Francos
Francos in Porto Municipality (Porto) is located in Portugal about 171 mi (or 276 km) north of Lisbon, the country's capital.
Local time in Francos is now 10:49 PM (Friday). The local timezone is named Europe / Lisbon with an UTC offset of zero hours. We know of 10 airports in the wider vicinity of Francos, of which 3 are larger airports. The closest airport in Portugal is Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport in a distance of 6 mi (or 10 km), North-West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in Portugal is Historic Centre of Guimarães in a distance of 52 mi (or 84 km), East. We found 3 points of interest in the vicinity of this place. If you need a place to sleep, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Porto, Vila Nova de Gaia, Matosinhos, Maia and Gondomar. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 17°C / 63 °F
| Morning Temperature | 14°C / 57 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 15°C / 58 °F |
| Night Temperature | 15°C / 59 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 8% |
| Air Humidity | 68% |
| Air Pressure | 1015 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 9 km/h (5 mph) from North |
| Cloud Conditions | Few clouds, covering 20% of sky |
| General Conditions | Moderate rain |
Saturday, 16th of November 2024
19°C (66 °F)
16°C (61 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Sunday, 17th of November 2024
20°C (67 °F)
17°C (62 °F)
Sky is clear, light breeze, clear sky.
Monday, 18th of November 2024
18°C (64 °F)
16°C (60 °F)
Few clouds, light breeze.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Sheraton Porto Hotel & Spa
Crowne Plaza PORTO
Casa do Conto Arts and Residence
HF Ipanema Park
Rosa Et Al Townhouse
Porto Palacio Congress Hotel & Spa
Serviced Apartments Boavista Palace
Novotel Porto Gaia
Vincci Porto
Portus Cale Hotel
Videos from this area
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Celebração da dedicação da Igreja de Francos - Diocese do Porto
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Orfeão Universitário do Porto - Sra do Almortao CASA DA MUSICA 19 de Abril 2009
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Estádio do Bessa
The Estádio do Bessa (now Estádio do Bessa XXI) is a football stadium located in the Boavista area of Porto, Portugal, used by Boavista. Like other stadiums used in Euro 2004, the Bessa is a new ground, but built on top of the old stands, and each one of them was built at a time, which allowed Boavista to continue playing there. It cost €45,164,726 to build, from which €7,785,735 were supported from the Portuguese state, and has an all-seater capacity of 28,263.
Casa da Música
Casa da Música is a major concert hall space in Porto, Portugal which houses the cultural institution of the same name with its three orchestras Orquestra Nacional do Porto, Orquestra Barroca and Remix Ensemble. It was designed by the Dutch architect Rem Koolhaas with Office for Metropolitan Architecture and Arup-AFA, and was built as part of Porto's project for European Culture Capital in 2001 but was only finished in the first half of 2005 and immediately became an icon in the city.
Cedofeita
Cedofeita is a Portuguese parish, located in the municipality of Porto. It has a population of 24,784 inhabitants and a total area of 2.66 km². Local landmarks include the Church of Cedofeita, the Mouzinho de Albuquerque Plaza, the Oliveira's Fountain, several chapels and modern architecture buildings. The film director Manoel de Oliveira was born here in 1908. Casa da Pedra is located in Cedofeita.
Massarelos
Massarelos is a Portuguese parish, located in the municipality of Porto. It has a population of 7,756 inhabitants and a total area of 1.94 km². The municipality includes parts of the city's old downtown, classified by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site. Other landmarks include Porto's main Custom House, Rosa Mota sports hall, Porto's major fish market and the Campo Alegre neighborhood, where a theatre and several buildings of the University of Porto are located.
Ramalde
Ramalde is a Portuguese parish of the municipality of Porto. It is 5.68 km² in area with 37,647 inhabitants as of 2001.
Rotunda da Boavista
Rotunda da Boavista is the nickname for the Praça de Mouzinho de Albuquerque, a large roundabout in Porto, Portugal. Its official name honours Joaquim Augusto Mouzinho de Albuquerque, a Portuguese soldier that fought in Africa during 19th century. A column in the middle of the square (Monumento aos Heróis da Guerra Peninsular) commemorates the victory of the Portuguese against the French troops that invaded Portugal during the Peninsular War (1807–1814).
Centre for Astrophysics of the University of Porto
The Centro de Astrofísica da Universidade do Porto (Centre for Astrophysics of the University of Porto - CAUP) is the largest astronomy research institute in Portugal, with more than 60 people. Since 2000 it has been evaluated as Excellent by international panels, organized under the auspices of the national science foundation, which was created in May 1989 by the Universidade do Porto.
Colégio dos Maristas
Colégio dos Maristas is a historic building in Porto, Portugal. The current building is dated to 1895.
Kadoorie Synagogue
The Kadoorie Synagogue Kadoorie, also known Synagogue Kadoorie - Mekor Haim ("Fountain of Life") is the current synagogue of the Jewish Community of Porto. Its construction started in 1929 and was inaugurated in 1938. It is the largest synagogue in the Iberian Peninsula. The synagogue "Kadoorie - Mekor Haim", is located on Guerra Junqueiro Street, in the city of Porto, Portugal.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Francos.
- Porto
- Vila Nova de Gaia
- Matosinhos
- Maia
- Gondomar
- Valongo
- Espinho
- Vila do Conde
- Santo Tirso
- Povoa de Varzim
- Feira
- Vila Nova de Famalicao
- Pacos de Ferreira
- Paredes
- Penafiel
- Oliveira de Azemeis
- Barcelos
- Lousada
- Castelo de Paiva
- Esposende
- Vale de Cambra
- Estarreja
- Murtosa
- Vizela
- Guimaraes
- Braga
- Arouca
- Felgueiras
- Marco de Canavezes
- Albergaria-a-Velha
Vila Nova de Gaia › North-East: Porto − Rio Douro, Vila Nova de Gaia (source)
Porto: Lisbon − Amoreiras, Porto (source)
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