Visit Vila Nova de Gaia

Vila Nova de Gaia is a municipality in the district of Porto.
With 168.7 km ² is the largest municipality of Porto. Subdivided into 24 parishes (Arcozelo, Avintes Canelas, Canidelo, Crestuma, Grijó, Gulpilhares, Lever Madalena Mafamude, Olives, Oliveira do Douro Pedroso, Perosinho, Sandim, Santa Marinha, São Félix da Marinha, São Pedro da Afurada, Seixezelo, Sermonde, Serzedo, Valadares, Vilar de Swallow, Vilar do Paraiso), is limited to the northern city of Porto, Gondomar to the northeast, south of Santa Maria da Feira and Thorn and west by ocean Atlântico.Em terms aquifers for Apart from striking Atlantic coast and river area of the Douro, numerous rivers cross the county. We also emphasize the River fever, which runs through the parishes of Pedroso and Avintes.

Brief Historical Summary

The origin of Vila Nova de Gaia probably dates back to a Celtic castro. During the Roman Empire, took the name or Cale Gale. This name is most likely of Celtic origin, a development of "Gall," with which the Celts referred to themselves (other examples can be found in "Galicia", "Gaul", "Galway"). After the conquest and pacification of the territories south of the Douro, around 1035, with the exodus and expulsion of Muslim populations, leaving fertile land abandoned, the settlers established themselves again in Gaia, in exchange for better contracts feudal, with the new lords of the conquered lands. This new population refounded the ancient city of Cale with the name of Gaia and around the castle ruins of the old "Gaia. "
After the founding of the kingdom of Portugal, the two villages of Vila Nova Gaia and remained autonomous. Gaia received a letter from charter passed by the King Afonso III in 1255 and Vila Nova, D. Denis in 1928. In 1383 both were included in the trial of Porto, losing their autonomy. At the end of liberal wars, Vila Nova Gaia, and were finally blessed with political autonomy, and was born by merging the current municipality of Vila Nova de Gaia, on June 20, 1834.

What to Visit

In County:
River Douro

In the Town of Arcozelo:
Capela do Senhor da Pedra
Fisherman's Statue
Church of Our Lady of Nazareth
New Church
Praia da Aguda
Miramar Beach
Ribeira do Espirito Santo

In the Town of Avintes:
Cais Estero
Quinta da Capela Gandra
Chapel of the Fifth of Knysna
Chapel of Our Lady of Joy
Chapel Palheirinho
Chapel of the Lord of the Afflicted
House Museum Zoo
Church
Garden Valentine
Zoo Fifth St. Ignatius
Monument Padeira
Monument to the Athlete
Monument to Fireman
Biological Park Gaia
Stone Bridge
River Beach
Thursday Fiães

In the Town of cinnamon:
Source of St. John the Baptist
Church
Solar dos Condes de Resende

In the Town of Canidelo:
Chapel Drought Cod
Chapel of Our Lady of Perpetual Help
Chapel of St. Anthony
Chapel of St. Palo
Chapel Lions
Granary
Fountain
Fountain of St. John
Foz do Douro
Church of St. Andrew
Palace Garden
Mill Farm Mill
Praia dos Washers
Willows Beach
Nature Reserve Cabedelo
Shrine of Our Lady of Schoenstatt

In the Town of Crestuma:
Church

In the Town of Grijó:
Aqueduct Monastery
Chapel of St. Anthony
Church
Monastery of San Salvador de Grijó

In the Town of Gulpilhares:
Chapel
Statue of Salvador Brandão
Statue of farmer
Church
Laundry
Beach Francelos

In the Town of Lever:
Dam Crestuma Lever

In Magdalene's Parish:
Quarry
Praia da Madalena

In the Town of Mafamude:
Old Fountain
Church of St Kitts

In the Town of Oliveira do Douro:
Aqueduct Serra do Pilar
Arches Sardão
Cais Areinho
Romanesque chapel Quebrantões
Monument to Father Joseph Coelho Barbosa
Parque da Lavandeira
John Bridge
Ash Bridge
River Beach Areinho

In the Town of Pedroso:
Chapel of St. Bartholomew
Cruise Lady of Health
Cruise Pedroso
Fountain
Monastery
Park St. Bartholomew

In the Town of Perosinho:
Roman Road

In the Town of Sandim:
Cascade

In the Parish of Santa Marinha:
Capela do Bom Jesus
In the Chapel of Our Lord
Convent of Corpus Christi
Fountain Street Kings Candide
Church
Jardim do Morro
Mosteiro da Serra do Pilar
Ponte D. Luis I
Ponte do Infante
Ponte Dona Maria

In the Parish of St. Felix of the Navy:
Chapel of Our Lady of Solitude
Chapel of Santa Cruz
The Railway Station of La Granja
Church
Praia da Granja
Beach Bocamar

In the Parish of St. Peter's Afurada:
Pier Afurada
Statue of St. Peter's Afurada
Arrábida Bridge
Fishing Port

In the Town of Valadares:
Church of St. Mary Magdalene
Praia de Valadares

In the Town of Vilar de Swallow:
Chapel of the Snake
St. Lawrence Chapel
Chapel Balteiro
Chapel of Our Lady of Mount
Statue of the Dove of Peace
Parish Church

In the Town of Paradise Vilar:
Chapel of St. Cajetan
St. Martin Chapel
Church
Parque São Caetano

Where to Stay:
ClipHotel Gaia Porto
Quinta de Sao Salvador LinkEstalagem
White House Hotel
Holiday Inn
Hotel Ibis
Hotel Melia Gaia Porto
Hotel Mercure Porto Gaia
Hotel Solverde
Novotel Porto Gaia
Park Hotel
The Yeatman Hotel
Motel Brussels
Tropicana Motel
Residencial Catavento
Residencial Refinement
Residencial San Luis
Thick Cork Board
House Church
Thursday Mourão
Camping Marisol
Camping Municipal da Madalena
Camping Willows
Blue Sky Holiday Apartments

Where to Eat:
Restaurant Margin
Rainbow Restaurant
Restaurant Du Art Fondue
Restaurant Bacalhoeiro
Baron of Fladgate Restaurant
Piglet's Wharf Restaurant
Restaurant D. Luis
Restaurante Dom Tonho
Restaurant Food and Flirt
Havana Restaurant
Sitar Indian Restaurant
Quay Seafood Restaurant
Restaurant Mineirão
Pasta Café
Pizza Hut
Ham Transmontana
Evidence of the Pier Restaurant
Royal Indian Restaurant
Republic of Beer
Russky Restaurant Stole
Tapas Restaurant Duero
Restaurant Tromba Rija
Restaurant Vino Tinto
The Catch Restaurant
Typical Restaurant Assador