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Gil Eannes, Viana do Castelo
Be sure to visit the famous Gil Eannes hospital ship on your passage through Viana do Castelo, in Portugal.
Navio-Hospital Gil Eannes
© Celestino ManuelGil Eannes is a former hospital ship which is anchored near the 5 de October Square, in Viana do Castelo, Portugal.
Currently, this pioneer boat, which gave assistance at sea to fishermen off the coast of Terranova, is restored and can be visited.
While visiting it, you can scale by its steep decks and cabins, and you will also be surprised to find old medical instruments.
More information:
Location:
Viana do Castelo.
Ticket price:
2€.
Children younger than 6 years have free entry.Opening hours:
Monday to Friday 09:00 -19:00 (up to 17:30 from October to March)
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Viana do Castelo
What to see:
- Mother Church
- Chapel of Nossa Senhora da Agonia
- Santiago da Barra Castle
- Praça da República Square
- Igreja da Misericórdia Church
- Santa Luzia Sanctuary
- Museums
- Museu de Artes Decorativas (Museum of Decorative Arts)
- Gil Eannes
- Museu do Traje (Costume Museum)
- Ruins of Santa Luzia Old Town
- Beaches:
- Praia do Cadebelo Beach
- Praia de Afife Beach
- Praia da Arda Beach
- Praia de Paçô Beach
- Praia do Carreço Beach
- Praia da Amorosa Beach
- Praia do Castelo do Neiva Beach
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