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Be an actor in the different stages where events and rhythms happen.
Marvel at the unique landscapes of an afternoon by the sea, enjoy the pleasant weather, live the adventure and the unique experiences that Espinho has to offer. Relax and have fun in a safe, seductive and different city!
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Culture & Heritage
View MoreArchaeological Centre of Castro de Ovil
A few centuries before Christ, people in the northwest of the Iberian Peninsula developed life forms characterized, among other things, by a type of settlement: the "castros?.The "castros? were nothing more than fortified villages, located on prominent hills with broad visual domain. These defensive concerns were usually complemented by the construction of stone walls and/or deep moats to... -
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View MorePraia de Silvalde / Pau da Manobra
Located near the Golf Course "Oporto Golf Club” -
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View MoreWeekly Street Market
Our market-place is one of the largest weekly fairs in Portugal and a city brand with 120 years of history.Visiting it is the best way to involve oneself in the origins of our city and habits, which make this fair one of the best tourist attractions of Espinho, characterized by the diversity of available products and the traditional bargaining existent in the transactions between seller and... -
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View MorePraia Azul
During the bathing season there is a Ludoteca / Centro Azul that, in addition to the loan of games and books, promotes countless recreational initiatives that make this beach an excellent place for recreation. -
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View MoreAMB Volleyball Cup
For a week, about 3.000 participants, 90 clubs and 250 teams fill the city of Espinho with joy, animation and colour -
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View MorePraia da Baía
The most popular beach in Espinho. The best northern area for surfing. -
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View MoreTennis Complex
This space is surrounded by nature and one of the best national facilities for tennis. -
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View MoreEspinho’s Interactive Tourism Shop – Certified Local Crafts/Merchandising
Located in the city centre, close to the sea and the railway station, this Shop offers and promotes the entire Northern region of Portugal.
In this space you will also find typical and identifying products from the Region available for sale. We are waiting for you.... -
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View MoreXávega, the art of dragging
Xávega, the art of dragging is used on this beach.The net is formed by a finer mesh where fish is trapped. The boat go into the sea, leaving the end of a rope on land, and when it is 3 or 4 km from the coast, the net is thrown.After this operation, fishermen return to the coast, bringing the other end of the rope on the boat. They join the two rope ends and pull the boat with oxen or tractors,... -
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View MoreVir-a-Banhos
"Coming to Baths" recalls the golden age of Espinho, when "villains and gentlemen" came to the beach, by medical prescription. -
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View MoreTown Hall
The Town Hall building project was prepared by the architect Alfredo Leal Duarte Machado, from Coimbra, and is dated June 1939. In October 1940, the Government granted the municipality an amount for its construction. In a council meeting on March 19, 1941, it was decided to grant the construction contract to António Oliveira Gomes, from Porto. The works began in April 1941. By order of the... -
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View MoreEspinho’s Mother church
In honour of Nossa Senhora da Ajuda, the project is due to the architect Adães Bermudes, who designed it in the last years of the 20th century. It follows the neo-Romanesque type of the second half of the eight hundreds, which in Portugal widely extended. It is a large temple, with great unity of style.In the exterior, it stands out among the neo-Romanesque elements a large and decorative...
