Vila Chã (Vila do Conde)

Mindelo is a civil parish in Vila do Conde Municipality, along the Green Coast in continental Portugal. Situated 21 km northwest of Porto, it is part of the Greater Metropolitan Area of Porto. The population in 2011 was 3,491, in an area of 5.74 km².

Onda is a Portuguese sportswear brand founded in Barcelos, Portugal. It is the official provider of sportswear to the Olympic Committee of Portugal.

The Mindelo Ornithological Reserve (ROM - "Reserva Ornitológica de Mindelo" in Portuguese) is located in the coastal zone of the North of Portugal, municipality of Vila do Conde, 20 km from Oporto, occupying an area of around 6 million square meters. In ROM we can find a mosaic of two small coastal lagoons with water coming from Silvares and Varziela streams, extensive dune areas, forest and agriculture fields. It is an important place for migratory birds, with 153 species already identified. It is also a significant refuge for amphibians (13 species) and reptiles. It was legally created in 1957 in order to protect resident and migratory birds, forest and dunes, being the first area for nature conservation in Portugal. It is also said to be the first Ornithological Reserve in Europe. Santos Junior, professor in the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Oporto, proposed the creation of the reserve and initiated the bird banding in Portugal with the help from roleiros. Roleiros are turtle dove catchers using nets with traditional methods unique in the world. To be a roleiro was considered a highly regarded social status until the late 1960s. From 1953 to 1989, about 20,000 doves were captured for bird ringing. The practice of bird banding stopped in 1989. Therefore a traditional activity of significant ethnographical value (dove hunting) was converted in a scientific activity, being the ROM created with the full support of all the landowners. In the last decades many areas of the Reserve have been built for houses and industry, sand dune vegetation was removed, waste was dumped, fires took place and it suffered from coastal erosion. But the natural value of the place still remains. In the recent Coastal Zone Management Plan it was considered almost the only place with significant natural value in the region and "an important sanctuary for wildlife; to be protected at any cost". ROM's ecological characteristics and integration in Oporto urban area, makes it a privileged place for protection of endangered birds at the European level and also for environmental education and tourism.

Modivas is a civil parish in the municipality of Vila do Conde, Portugal. The population in 2011 was 1,806, in an area of 4.10 km².

Fajozes is a civil parish in the municipality of Vila do Conde, Portugal. The population in 2011 was 1,425, in an area of 5.96 km².

Árvore is a civil parish in the municipality of Vila do Conde, Portugal. The population in 2021 is 5,562, according to the census. The civil parish has an area of 6.56 km2.

Gião is a civil parish in the municipality of Vila do Conde, Portugal. The population in 2011 was 1,756, in an area of 5.66 km².

Ave River (Portuguese: Rio Ave; Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈʁiu ˈavɨ]) is a river in Northern Portugal. It has its source in the Cabreira Mountain (Serra da Cabreira) in the Minho Region. In its course passes through the cities of Guimarães , Vizela , Santo Tirso , Trofa and Vila do Conde. The Vizela River and Este River (Portugal) flow into it. The Ave flows into the Atlantic Ocean in the city of Vila do Conde.

Fort São João Baptista (Forte de São João Baptista in Portuguese), also known as Fort of Nossa Senhora da Assunção (Forte da Nossa Senhora da Assunção in Portuguese), is located at the mouth of the river Ave, in the town of Vila do Conde, district of Porto, in Portugal. It is currently in good condition and open for visitors.

Monastery of Santa Clara or Convent of Santa Clara in Vila do Conde, Portugal was one of the biggest and richest feminine convents in Portugal, founded in 1318, by Afonso Sanches and his wife, Teresa Martins Telo.The large historical complex includes the Gothic Santa Clara Church (1318), nearby Manueline late Gothic constructions and the current proper monastery, built in the early phase of the neoclassical style in 1777. The Monastery is located in a hilltop and includes large walls that protect the monastery from the east and the Santa Clara Aqueduct, the second largest aqueduct in Portugal. The monastery is considered a fundamental temple of the Portuguese Gothic architecture North of Douro river.

Vila do Conde (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈvilɐ ðu ˈkõdɨ] , locally [ˈbilɐ ðu ˈkoŋdɨ]; "the Count's Town") is a municipality in the Norte Region of Portugal. The population in 2011 was 79,533, in an area of 149.03 km². The urbanized area of Vila do Conde, which includes the parishes of Vila do Conde, Azurara and Árvore, represent 36,137 inhabitants. Vila do Conde is interlinked to the north with Póvoa de Varzim, forming a single urban agglomeration which is a part of the Porto Metropolitan Area. The town is on the Portuguese Way of the Camino de Santiago.

Igreja Matriz de Vila do Conde is a church in Portugal. It is classified as a National Monument.