Landmark

Leça Lighthouse

Address

Hours

Wed: 14:00 to 17:00
Mon, Tue, Thu to Sun: Closed

Wednesday visits run 14:00 to 17:00 in summer time and 13:30 to 16:30 in winter time, and not on public holidays. Other days only by booking on 229 390 967.

Source: cm-matosinhos.pt, checked 15 Oct 2026.

Tall striped Leça lighthouse with red lantern and white keeper houses at sunset in Matosinhos — Photo: Sergei Gussev / Flickr (CC BY 4.0)

Lighthouse in service since 15 December 1926, one of 30 on the Portuguese mainland coast. The lighthouse keepers' school worked here from 1926 to 1962.

Cost €

Time needed 15 minutes

Insider tip

Entry 4.90 euros, free for students and minors.

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Nearby

Casa de Chá da Boa Nova Food · 4 min walk Restaurant in the Álvaro Siza building on the rocks at Boa Nova, with chef Rui Paula. Boa Nova Chapel Church · 5 min walk Chapel founded in 1392 and dedicated to São Clemente das Penhas. Piscina das Marés Beach · 13 min walk Seawater swimming pools on Leça da Palmeira beach, designed by Álvaro Siza Vieira and opened in 1966. Praia de Leça Beach · 18 min walk Long white-sand beach in Leça da Palmeira with fewer rocks towards the south. Forte de Nossa Senhora das Neves Landmark · 22 min walk 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 · 25 min walk 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.

Matosinhos Municipal Market Market · 2.3 km away
Esplanada Marisqueira Food · 2.8 km away
Bom Jesus de Matosinhos Church Church · 2.9 km away
5 Oceanos Matosinhos Food · 2.9 km away
O Gaveto Food · 3.0 km away
Praia de Matosinhos Beach · 3.2 km away
Casa da Arquitectura Museum · 3.4 km away
She Changes Landmark · 3.7 km away

Good to know

What is the address of Leça Lighthouse?: Avenida da Liberdade, Porto.
What are the opening hours of Leça Lighthouse?: Wed 14:00 to 17:00; Closed Mon, Tue, Thu to Sun. Wednesday visits run 14:00 to 17:00 in summer time and 13:30 to 16:30 in winter time, and not on public holidays. Other days only by booking on 229 390 967.
How long do you need at Leça Lighthouse?: Plan for 15 minutes.

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