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Municipality in Norte, Portugal
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Póvoa de Varzim is a city in the Douro Litoral, Norte region of Portugal. It has 40,000 inhabitants (2011). The town lies on the Portuguese Coastal Way of the Camino de Santiago.
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By plane
Porto Airport is the closest airport and it is easy to reach Póvoa de Varzim by public transport.
By train
Line B of the Porto Metro serves the city. The express metro line Bx is about 7 min faster from the metro stop "Trindade" in Porto.
By car
The main motorways serving the city are A28 and A7.
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