- Not to be confused with Salvador e Santa Maria da Feira (Beja).
Santa Maria da Feira is a city in the Douro Litoral region of Northern Portugal. It is a city and dense populated municipality, in the Porto metropolitan area, belonging to Aveiro district.
Understand
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Santa Maria da Feira (/ˈsɐ̃tɐ mɐˈɾi.ɐ ðɐ ˈfɐjɾɐ/, SUHN-tuh muh-REE-uh thuh FAY-ruh) municipality has over 139,000 residents (2011), with over 18,000 in the city proper.
Visitor information
[edit]- 1 Loja Interativa de Turismo, Rua Dr. Roberto Alves 52, ☏ +351 256 370 802, [email protected]. M–F 09:00–18:00, Sa 09:00–17:00, closed Su.
Get in
[edit]By plane
[edit]By train
[edit]Local trains run from Espinho and Aveiro via the Linha do Vouga line.
By car
[edit]Santa Maria da Feira is served by the A1 (Autoestrada do Norte), A29 (Autoestrada da Costa de Prata), A32 (Autoestrada de Entre-Douro-e-Vouga), and A41 (CREP - Circular Regional Exterior do Porto) motorways.
By bus
[edit]Intercity bus service is available from Rede Expressos[dead link], Transdev, and União de Transportes dos Carvalhos (UTC).
Get around
[edit]See
[edit]- 1 Castelo de Santa Maria da Feira (Castle of Santa Maria da Feira).
Do
[edit]- Football: CD Feirense play soccer in Liga Portugal 2, the second tier. Their home ground is Estádio Marcolino de Castro (capacity 5500) in town centre.
Buy
[edit]Eat
[edit]Budget
[edit]Mid-range
[edit]- 1 Restaurante Cantinho Nobre, Rua Dr. Eduardo Vaz 85, ☏ +351 936 279 283, [email protected]. Tu Su 12:00–15:00, W–Sa 12:00–15 & 19:00–22:30. Family restaurant offering traditional Portuguese cooking. €8-30.
Splurge
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[edit]Sleep
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[edit]Mid-range
[edit]- 1 Ibis Porto Sul Europarque Hotel, Rua Dr. Serafim Correia Pinto de Guimarães 249, Europarque, Espargo, ☏ +351 256 307 040, [email protected]. Check-in: 12:00, check-out: 12:00. Two-star, 63-room hotel with outdoor swimming pool, game room, bar, business centre, meeting rooms, free Wi-Fi, and free parking. €31-54.
Splurge
[edit]Connect
[edit]Go next
[edit]- Espinho - Beach,casino
- Porto - shopping, monuments, nightclubs.
- Gaia - caves of port wine,beaches
- Aveiro - city with canals.
Routes through Santa Maria da Feira |
Porto ← | N S | → Aveiro → Coimbra |