Santo Tirso, Municipality in Porto Metropolitan Area, Portugal.
Santo Tirso extends across 136 square kilometers of northern Portugal, featuring the Ave River and diverse urban and rural landscapes throughout its territory.
The municipality originated around a Benedictine monastery established in 978, which remained under clergy control as a neutral territory until 1834.
The textile manufacturing heritage of Santo Tirso manifests through numerous factories, including the historic Fábrica de Fiação e Tecidos established in 1896.
Santo Tirso connects to Porto through regular train services and the A3 motorway, with the city center located 25 kilometers north of Porto.
The Parque Urbano de Rabada incorporates an amphitheater, lake, and extensive walking paths along the banks of the Ave River.
Location: Metropolitan Area of Porto
Location: Porto
Shares border with: Valongo, Maia, Trofa, Vila Nova de Famalicão, Guimarães, Vizela, Lousada, Paços de Ferreira
Phone: +351252830400
Email: santotirso@cm-stirso.pt
Website: https://cm-stirso.pt
GPS coordinates: 41.34250,-8.47750
Latest update: May 27, 2025 07:12
Citânia de Sanfins
7.9 km
Abbaye de Singeverga
9.1 km
Casa-Museu de Camilo Castelo Branco
6.2 km
Santo Tirso Monastery
538 m
Mosteiro de Landim
4.3 km
Igreja de São Salvador de Ferreira
14.2 km
Ponte de Lagoncinha
3.6 km
Castro de Monte Padrão
4.1 km
Museu dos Caminhos de Ferro de Lousado
4.3 km
Torre dos Alcoforados
11.9 km
Caldas da Saúde
2.9 km
Igreja de São Miguel de Vilarinho
12.3 km
Casa e Quinta de Dinis de Cima
2.4 km
Estação arqueológica de São João de Perrelos
7.7 km
Igreja e antigo Mosteiro de Santo Estêvão de Vilela
14.1 km
Árvore isolada em Cemitério de Agrela
9.5 km
Câmara Municipal de Paços de Ferreira
11.3 km
Teatro Narciso Ferreira
8.6 km
Árvore isolada em Carvalheira
5 km
Edifício da Serra Hidráulica de Pereiras
4.8 km
Mamoa do Taio
10.7 km
Igreja Paroquial de Riba de Ave
9.7 km
Câmara Municipal de Santo Tirso
404 m
Pelourinho de Louredo
16.4 km
Paço de Gominhães
13.8 km
Serra da Agrela - Monte Pilar
7.2 km
Santuário de Nossa Senhora da Assunção
3.2 km
Igreja Paroquial de Moreira de Cónegos
12.4 kmReviews
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