Vila Nova de Famalicão
A café- and restaurant-dense town in Portugal's Vinho Verde wine country, Vila Nova de Famalicão sits at the southern edge of the Minho province and is home to the house-museum of the writer Camilo Castelo Branco, part of a network of thirteen museums that also includes the Portuguese Centre of Surrealism, the National Railway Museum at Lousado, and the Textile Industry Museum of the Ave Basin. Braga and Guimarães are close neighbours, and the wider region holds several UNESCO World Heritage sites.
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- Population9,496
- Nearest water from center 0.3 km0.2 mi
- Nearest mountain from center 7.2 km4.5 mi
Nearest airports
Nearest train stations
Vila Nova de Famalicão: quick answers
Where is Vila Nova de Famalicão?
Vila Nova de Famalicão is in Ave, Portugal, about 93 km58 miles in a straight line from Vigo.
How do you get to Vila Nova de Famalicão?
The nearest airport is Porto (OPO), about 34 min away by road. The nearest train station is Famalicão, about 6 min away by road.
What's the weather like in Vila Nova de Famalicão?
The warmest month is August, averaging 21°C70°F across day and night; the coolest is January, at 8°C47°F. The wettest month is October, with about 193 mm7.6 in of precipitation. (Monthly averages, 1991–2020.)
What's in Vila Nova de Famalicão?
OpenStreetMap lists 7 museums, 50 restaurants, 33 cafés and 14 places of worship within 2 km of the centre.
What's near Vila Nova de Famalicão?
Other Wandering Well picks within 60 km include Ramalde, Paredes de Coura and Gualtar. Vila Nova de Famalicão is listed among the day trips from Porto.