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Vila do Conde

Vila do Conde is a city of 79,000 people (2011) in the Douro Litoral region of Northern Portugal. It lies on the Portuguese Coastal Route of the Camino de Santiago. Wikivoyage

Population 79,533 (Wikidata)

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Before you go

Emergency numbers in Portugal

Visas and entry What your passport needs for Portugal
Tourist office · 610 m Casa do Barco - Loja de Turismo Interativa

Getting there

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Best-documented sights

All of them in the guide

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Through the year

  1. Easter and Angel's Day

    March – April

    Easter and Angel's Day the procession of the Burial of the Lord and the Way of the Cross takes place on Good Friday, the Easter vigil on Alleluia Saturday and the blessing of the houses of all villagers on Easter Sunday.

  2. Festivities of São João

    June

    Festivities of São João are the most important and most expressive festivities in the city. São João de Vila do Conde is considered the oldest and most typical celebration around this popular saint in Portugal.

  3. Lord of Navigators Festival

    August

    Lord of Navigators Festival parties are held in Caxinas to honor the patron saint of Caxinas fishermen on the first weekend of August.

Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage (Vila do Conde); descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.

Markets

  • Feira Anual do Artesanato

    Opening hours

    22-23 de julho a 3 a 8 de agosto

    250 m from the centre

  • Mercado Municipal de Vila do Conde

    1. Monday: closed
    2. Tuesday: closed
    3. Wednesday: closed
    4. Thursday: closed
    5. Friday: 05:00–19:00
    6. Saturday: closed
    7. Sunday: closed

    05:00–19:00

    860 m from the centre

  • Mercado das Caxinas

    Covered hall
    Opening hours

    Mo-Sa 07:00-19:00; Su, PH off

    1.6 km from the centre

Markets mapped on OpenStreetMap, with their hours where someone has added them. Check locally before you go.

Eating nearby

All 12 places to eat

Somewhere to run

Getting around

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Places © OpenStreetMap contributors, as of 9 October 2026. Description from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA). Events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage, population from Wikidata.