Marinha Grande is a city in Estremadura, Portugal.
Understand
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Marinha Grande (muh-REE-nyuh GRUHN-d(ih), /mɐ.ˈɾi.ɲɐ ˈgɾɐ̃.dɨ/) municipality has 38,681 residents (2011), with about 10,500 living in the city proper.
Visitor information
[edit]- 1 Posto de Turismo (Tourist Information Office), Largo 5 de Outubro 3, ☏ +351 244 566 644, [email protected].
Get in
[edit]- 1 Estação Ferroviária de Marinha Grande (Marinha Grande rail station). PDF timetable. Marinha Grande is served by the Linha do Oeste between Lisbon and Coimbra.
Long-distance coach service is provided by Rede Expressos[dead link], and regional bus service is available from Rodoviária do Lis.
Marinha Grande is at the junction of the A8 (Autoestrada do Oeste) and A17 (Autoestrada do Litoral Centro) motorways.
Get around
[edit]- Transportes Urbanos Marinha Grande (TUMG), ☏ +351 244 570 260, [email protected]. Several local bus routes operate in the municipality.
See
[edit]- 1 Museu do Vidro (Museum of Glass), Palácio Stephens, Praça Guilherme Stephens, ☏ +351 244 573 377, [email protected]. Tu–Su 10:00–13:00 & 14:00–18:00, closed M. Collections of industrial, artisanal, and artistic glasswork in Portugal since the 17th century. €1.50, retirees / students / disabled €0.75.
Do
[edit]- 1 Praia de São Pedro de Moel. Sandy Atlantic Ocean beach.
Buy
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[edit]- 1 Salsaparrilha, Rua Marques de Pombal 32, ☏ +351 244 028 302, [email protected]. Tu–Sa 12:00–15:00 & 19:00–22:00, Su 12:00–15:00, closed M. Mid-range.
- 2 Tasca Nova, Rua Machado Santos 43, ☏ +351 244 552 114, [email protected]. M Tu Th F 10:00–00:00, W 10:00–15:00, Sa 11:00–00:00, closed Su. Portuguese steakhouse with a French touch. Mid-range.
Drink
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[edit]- 1 Hotel Cristal Marinha, Rua de Leiria 112, ☏ +351 244 574 530, [email protected]. Check-in: 15:00, check-out: 11:00. Three-star, 65-room hotel with conference facilities, business centre, game room, billiards, free breakfast, free Wi-Fi, and free parking. €57-81.
- 2 Hotel Verde Pinho, Rua das Saudades 15, São Pedro de Moel, ☏ +351 244 599 233, [email protected]. Check-in: 16:00, check-out: 12:00. Two-star, 30-room bed and breakfast with bar, free Wi-Fi, and free parking. €34-56.