Santa Maria da Feira

Not to be confused with Salvador e Santa Maria da Feira (Beja).

Santa Maria da Feira is a city in the Douro Litoral region of Northern Portugal. It is a city and dense populated municipality, in the Porto metropolitan area, belonging to Aveiro district.

Understand

The castle.

Santa Maria da Feira (/ˈsɐ̃tɐ mɐˈɾi.ɐ ðɐ ˈfɐjɾɐ/, SUHN-tuh muh-REE-uh thuh FAY-ruh) municipality has over 139,000 residents (2011), with over 18,000 in the city proper.

Visitor information

• 1 Loja Interativa de Turismo, Rua Dr. Roberto Alves 52, ☏ +351 256 370 802, gab.turismo@cm-feira.pt. M–F 09:00–18:00, Sa 09:00–17:00, closed Su. (updated Jun 2021)

Get in

By plane

• Porto Int. Airport (OPO ^IATA).

By train

Local trains run from Espinho and Aveiro via the Linha do Vouga line.

By car

Santa Maria da Feira is served by the A1 (Autoestrada do Norte), A29 (Autoestrada da Costa de Prata), A32 (Autoestrada de Entre-Douro-e-Vouga), and A41 (CREP - Circular Regional Exterior do Porto) motorways.

By bus

Intercity bus service is available from Rede Expressos, Transdev, and União de Transportes dos Carvalhos (UTC).

See

• 1 Castelo de Santa Maria da Feira (Castle of Santa Maria da Feira).  

Do

Watch football ie soccer at CD Feirense. They were relegated in 2019 so they now play in Liga Pro, the second tier of Portuguese football. Their home ground is Estádio Marcolino de Castro, capacity 5500, in town centre.

Eat

Mid-range

• 1 Restaurante Cantinho Nobre, Rua Dr. Eduardo Vaz 85, ☏ +351 936 279 283, restaurantecantinhonobre@gmail.com. Tu Su 12:00–15:00, W–Sa 12:00–15 & 19:00–22:30. Family restaurant offering traditional Portuguese cooking. €8-30. (updated Jun 2021)

Sleep

Mid-range

• 1 Ibis Porto Sul Europarque Hotel, Rua Dr. Serafim Correia Pinto de Guimarães 249, Europarque, Espargo, ☏ +351 256 307 040, H1729@accor.com. Check-in: 12:00, check-out: 12:00. Two-star, 63-room hotel with outdoor swimming pool, game room, bar, business centre, meeting rooms, free Wi-Fi, and free parking. €31-54. 

Go next

• Espinho - Beach,casino
• Porto - shopping, monuments, nightclubs.
• Gaia - caves of port wine,beaches
• Aveiro - city with canals.

Routes through Santa Maria da Feira

Porto ←

N  S

→ Aveiro → Coimbra