Praça Velha, formerly known as Praça (Square), was the primitive civic center and the market square of the city of Póvoa de Varzim in Portugal. It is located in Bairro da Matriz historic district and is surrounded by the main church of Póvoa de Varzim, the primitive Town Hall and the house of a notable 17th-century Póvoa de Varzim seafarer.
The new Mother Church of Póvoa de Varzim started being built in 1743.
Madre de Deus Chapel.
House of António Cardia. Pilot-major of the Portuguese Armada during the defense of Bahia in 1624. Cardia also established the local Holy Week Celebrations in 1687.
Póvoa de Varzim is a Portuguese city in Northern Portugal and sub-region of Greater Porto, 30 km (18.6 mi) from its city centre. It sits in a sandy coastal plain, a cuspate foreland, halfway between the Minho and Douro rivers. In 2001, there were 63,470 inhabitants, with 42,396 living in the city proper. The city expanded southwards, to Vila do Conde, and there are about 100,000 inhabitants in the urban area alone. It is the seventh-largest urban agglomeration in Portugal and the third largest in Northern Portugal.
Clockwise from top: Nova Póvoa, Rua Santos Minho, Touro, the City Park, Lagoa Beach, Senhora das Dores Church, and Praça do Almada.
The first granite buildings appeared in the 5th century BC.
Poveiro boats in the Port of Póvoa de Varzim; the dispute between the fief's overlords and the Portuguese kings led to the establishment of the municipality in 1308.
Mid-19th century skyline as seen from Ribeira shipyard, located in the port of Póvoa de Varzim.
