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HIGH PERFORMANCE SPORTS CENTRE IN POCINHO/HIGHSPORTUGAL

PRESENTING THE HIGH PERFORMANCE SPORTS CENTRE IN POCINHO

The High Performance Sports Centre in Pocinho, promoted by the municipality of Vila Nova de Foz Côa, is dedicated to the practice of nautical sports, especially rowing and canoeing and it’s part of the Portuguese Network of High Performance Sports Centres/HIGHSPORTUGAL.

Its location at the Douro Valley, part of the Alto Douro Vinhateiro region, which was considered a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 2001, provided the project’s architect, Fernando Álvaro Andrade, with guidelines for its development, similar to the Douro vineyards in different levels along the river and with a great plasticity of forms.

With capacity for 159 athletes, it has 3 different areas: a training area (gym, indoor swimming pool, sauna and Jacuzzi, treatment rooms, medical offices), a social area (cafeteria, social rooms, auditorium) and an accommodation area (dormitories).

The construction of this HPSC aimed at: developing the practice of nautical sports, especially rowing; promoting the international projection of Portuguese sports; contributing to an increase of the practice of adaptive sports; contributing to the territory enhancement of the region; enhancing an area that has a privileged location in terms of easy access by road, train and boat; attracting sport tourism; putting the High performance Centre in the world architecture guides.

PRIX

ECOLA International Award, category of new buildings, 2015;

National Real Estate Prize, category of collective equipment, 2016.

NOMINATIONS

Finalist at the European Prize “Mies Van Der Rohe 2015”;

Special Jury Mention at the “2015 Architizer A + Awards”;

“2016 German Design Award – Excellent Communications Design”, in the Architecture category.

In addition to these awards, it has been present at several international architecture exhibitions (Mies Van Der Rohe Prize in Shanghai, London, Virginia and Brussels).

FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENTS

SPORTS DISCIPLINES AT THE HIGH PERFORMANCE SPORTS CENTRE IN POCINHO

The High Performance Sports Centre in Pocinho is fully prepared for rowing, and canoeing.

MAIN EVENTS AT THE HIGH PERFORMANCE SPORTS CENTRE IN POCINHO

  • EXCELLENT CONDITIONS AND EQUIPMENT

    Due to its excellent conditions and equipment, the High Performance Sports Centre in Pocinho can host national and international events.

ATHLETES & TEAMS WHO VISITED HIGH PERFORMANCE SPORTS CENTRE IN POCINHO

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OUR TARGETS

The High Performance Sports Centre in Pocinho has its doors open for all high performance athletes and teams looking to make the most of their training. We offer the best conditions for high performance training on rowing and canoeing.

TOURIST ATTRACTIONS IN POCINHO

The only municipality in the country with two World Heritage sites – the Rock Engravings and the Alto Douro Vinhateiro – V. N. de Foz Côa is located in Guarda District and has a total area of 398.2 km, with a population around 7,312 inhabitants. Right at the heart of Alto Douro Vinhateiro, this plateau appears where the Douro River meets the Côa River.

There are several farms with wine production and ecotourism projects where the visitor can be amazed with a new way of getting to know the Douro and Côa valleys, taste different types of wine and enjoy amazing meals in the countryside. There are organised tours according to the availability of wine and nature lovers.

Nearby points of interest
  • Accounting
  • Airport
  • Amusement park
  • Aquarium
  • Art gallery
  • Atm
  • Bakery
  • Bank
  • Bar
  • Beauty salon
  • Bicycle store
  • Book store
  • Bowling alley
  • Bus station
  • Cafe
  • Campground
  • Car dealer
  • Car rental
  • Car repair
  • Car wash
  • Casino
  • Cemetery
  • Church
  • City hall
  • Clothing store
  • Convenience store
  • Courthouse
  • Dentist
  • Department store
  • Doctor
  • Electrician
  • Electronics store
  • Embassy
  • Fire station
  • Florist
  • Funeral home
  • Furniture store
  • Gas station
  • Gym
  • Hair care
  • Hardware store
  • Hindu temple
  • Home goods store
  • Hospital
  • Insurance agency
  • Jewelry store
  • Laundry
  • Lawyer
  • Library
  • Liquor store
  • Local government office
  • Locksmith
  • Lodging
  • Meal delivery
  • Meal takeaway
  • Mosque
  • Movie rental
  • Movie theater
  • Moving company
  • Museum
  • Night club
  • Painter
  • Park
  • Parking
  • Pet store
  • Pharmacy
  • Physiotherapist
  • Plumber
  • Police
  • Post office
  • Real estate agency
  • Restaurant
  • Roofing contractor
  • Rv park
  • School
  • Shoe store
  • Shopping mall
  • Spa
  • Stadium
  • Storage
  • Store
  • Subway station
  • Synagogue
  • Taxi stand
  • Train station
  • Travel agency
  • University
  • Veterinary care
  • Zoo
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CONTACTS

Pocinho – Foz Côa High Performance Sport Centre

IP2 / Nº 102 Pocinho
5150-502 Vila Nova de Foz Côa

Responsible: Líbano Ferreira

MONDAY TO FRIDAY
08:00 – 13:00
14:00 – 17:00