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Castelo de Guimarães
A 10th-century castle associated with the founding of Portugal, beside the Paço dos Duques in UNESCO-listed Guimarães.
10 km · about 20 min drive
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Riba de Ave
Braga, Portugal · Europe
About Riba de Ave
Riba de Ave is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Moreira de Conegos, 10km from Castelo de Guimarães.
Riba de Ave is in Braga, Portugal, with about 3,400 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Moreira de Conegos, about 4 km away.
Riba de Ave (also known as Riba d'Ave) is a Portuguese town located in the municipality of Vila Nova de Famalicão. The population in 2011 was 3,425, in an area of 2.76 km².
The town has existed since before Portugal became a country, although it has never been more than a tiny village in the Ave Valley. It's the onlyRead more
place in the region that has maintained its name since medieval times.
The town only started to develop at the end of the 19th century when a textile industrial, Narciso Ferreira, settled there and created one of the first textile factories of the Ave Valley, Sampaio Ferreira. He was very successful and Riba de Ave was, for the better part of the 20th century one of the richest villages of the region. However the successive economic crisis proved fatal for most of the town's industry.
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What is there to see near Riba de Ave?
Within an hour or so of Riba de Ave: Castelo de Guimarães (10 km), Sanctuary of Bom Jesus do Monte (18 km), Café Majestic (33 km), Livraria Lello (34 km).
Are there any good drives near Riba de Ave?
The nearest famous roads are Circuito da Boavista, Estrada Nacional 222 (Peso da Régua–Pinhão) and EN222 Régua–Pinhão Road.
Where is Riba de Ave?
Riba de Ave is in Braga, Portugal, about 4 km from Moreira de Conegos.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 3,425
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Portugal
- Region
- Braga
- Timezone
- Europe/Lisbon
- Coordinates
- 41.3965, -8.3869
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Worth the detour from Riba de Ave
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
cathedral
Sanctuary of Bom Jesus do Monte
Braga's UNESCO pilgrimage church crowning a 116-metre baroque zigzag stairway devoted to the five senses: climb it or ride the 1882 water-balance funicular, the oldest of its kind still running in the world.
18 km · about 20 min drive
cafe
Café Majestic
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.
33 km · about 40 min drive
landmark
Livraria Lello
A breathtakingly ornate neo-Gothic bookshop in Porto with a famous crimson staircase, often called the world's most beautiful bookstore.
34 km · about 40 min drive
landmark
Dom Luis I Bridge
A striking double-deck iron bridge designed by a student of Gustave Eiffel, spanning the Douro gorge between Porto and Vila Nova de Gaia.
34 km · about 40 min drive
landmark
Clerigos Tower, Porto
Porto's iconic Baroque bell tower offering panoramic views over the city's terracotta rooftops and the Douro River.
34 km · about 40 min drive
landmark
Porto Ribeira District
UNESCO-listed medieval riverside quarter in Porto with colourful facades, port wine cellars, and the iconic Dom Luís I Bridge.
34 km · about 40 min drive
bridge
Ponte Dom Luís I, Porto
A double-deck wrought-iron arch bridge over the Douro completed in 1886, linking Porto with Vila Nova de Gaia.
34 km · about 40 min drive
Driving roads near Riba de Ave
- 34 kmPonte Dom Luís I, PortoA double-deck wrought-iron arch bridge over the Douro completed in 1886, linking Porto with Vila Nova de Gaia.
- 35 kmCircuito da BoavistaA 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.
- 41 kmMarão TunnelAt 5.7 km the longest road tunnel in the Iberian Peninsula, carrying the A4 under the Serra do Marão between Amarante and Vila Real: gateway to the Douro wine country.
- 51 kmArouca 516 & Paiva WalkwaysOne of the world's longest pedestrian suspension bridges, 516 metres of open mesh deck swaying 175 metres above the Paiva gorge: linked to 8 km of riverside boardwalks through the Arouca Geopark. Book a timed slot; not for vertigo sufferers.
- 56 kmDouro ValleyThe oldest demarcated wine region in the world, with terraced vineyards lining the dramatic slopes of the Douro River gorge.
- 59 kmEstrada Nacional 222 (Peso da Régua–Pinhão)A 27km stretch of the EN222 following the Douro river past terraced vineyards, frequently cited as one of Europe's best driving roads.
Driving in Portugal
- Drives on
- the right
- Petrol
- ~€1.78/litre
- Motorway tolls
- ~€9.00/100km
When to drive here
April to October
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