Vila do Conde (74 057 inhabitants) has an area of 149,1 km2 and is one of the 18 municipalities in the Porto district. It attracts a number of visitors but doesn't seem in the least like a resort, out of season at least. It has a history of lace making.

There is a nice old town...

Vila do Conde (74 057 inhabitants) has an area of 149,1 km2 and is one of the 18 municipalities in the Porto district. It attracts a number of visitors but doesn't seem in the least like a resort, out of season at least. It has a history of lace making.

There is a nice old town and you may well find no other visitors in the main street of it; the beaches lie in the other direction. There is also a big Friday market - though it may be only the food that appeals.

One extraordinary building, with a guide who manages to convey a lot of information without having any English to mention. It was the Convento de Santa Clara and then became a school for delinquent boys. There is an aqueduct which is supposed to be 99 arches long coming from well up in the hills which seeems to have been made exclusively to feed quite a small fountain in the cloisters! There is also much impressive sculpture.

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