Leixões

Leixões


The Port of Leixões situated 2.5 miles north of the Douro River mouth and within the proximity of Porto – the city of the Port Wine, has a strategic position on the Iberian Peninsula and is the appropriate place to welcome all passengers from the cruise liners.

Equipped with comfortable facilities for tourists (reception area, public telephone, toilets, an exhibition area, tourist office, post office, bank and money exchange), the Leixões Passenger Terminal is a wooden construction that resembles a ship’s hull, and is considered an important architectural and historical heritage. Other facilities such as taxis, bus, metro, hop-on/hopoff, shopping, restaurants are located nearby the pier area.



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