Church

Boa Nova Chapel

Matosinhos, Porto

Address
Leça da Palmeira, Porto

Source: visitportugal.com, checked 15 Oct 2026.

Small whitewashed Boa Nova Chapel with a fort wall and the sea behind it
Photo: Yellow.Cat / Flickr (CC BY 2.0)

Chapel founded in 1392 and dedicated to São Clemente das Penhas. It belonged to a small Franciscan monastery that moved to the Conceição estate in 1478.

Time needed 15 minutes
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Nearby

Casa de Chá da Boa Nova Food · 1 min walk Restaurant in the Álvaro Siza building on the rocks at Boa Nova, with chef Rui Paula. Leça Lighthouse Landmark · 5 min walk Lighthouse in service since 15 December 1926, one of 30 on the Portuguese mainland coast. Piscina das Marés Beach · 17 min walk Seawater swimming pools on Leça da Palmeira beach, designed by Álvaro Siza Vieira and opened in 1966. Praia de Leça Beach · 22 min walk Long white-sand beach in Leça da Palmeira with fewer rocks towards the south. Forte de Nossa Senhora das Neves Landmark · 2.1 km away 17th-century fort with a four-pointed bastioned plan, built after 1640 as part of the coastal defence line with the São João da Foz and Queijo forts. Casa-Museu da Quinta de Santiago Museum · 2.4 km away Municipal museum in Leça da Palmeira.

Around Matosinhos

Seafood, a long beach and Siza buildings

Matosinhos is known for its seafood restaurants and its long beach. Álvaro Siza's Piscina das Marés is at Leça da Palmeira, and his Casa de Chá da Boa Nova is at Boa Nova.

Matosinhos has 15 places on the Roam Porto map: 4 restaurants, 3 beaches, 3 landmarks, 2 museums, 2 churches and cathedrals and 1 market. Read the Matosinhos guide.

Good to know

What is the address of Boa Nova Chapel?
Leça da Palmeira, Porto.
How long do you need at Boa Nova Chapel?
Plan for 15 minutes.

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