Vila Nova de Gaia faces Porto across the Douro and is a city in its own right. Its riverbank is where port wine is aged: the lodges of the great houses climb the hill behind the quay, and most of them open for tours and tastings.
The best views of Porto are from here: from the quay, from the Jardim do Morro and from the round cloister of the Serra do Pilar monastery above the bridge. A cable car links the quay to the upper town, and the WOW cultural district, opened in 2020, added museums and restaurants among the old warehouses.
Metro line D crosses the top deck of the Dom Luís I Bridge and stops at Jardim do Morro, three minutes from São Bento. South of the centre Gaia stretches along the coast in a chain of beaches, with the fishing quarter of Afurada at the river mouth.
Pastry shop in Vila Nova de Gaia. Address: Avenida da República 1435, 4430-999.
Wine cellar in Vila Nova de Gaia. Address: Rua de França 10, 4400-111.
Restaurant in Vila Nova de Gaia. Address: Avenida Vasco da Gama 1490, 4430-341.
Port wine cellar in Vila Nova de Gaia. Address: Largo Dom Luís I 1, 4400-111.
Restaurant in Vila Nova de Gaia. Address: Avenida de Diogo Leite 56.
Museum in Vila Nova de Gaia. Address: Rua Teixeira Lopes 32, 4400-320.
Port wine cellar in Vila Nova de Gaia. Address: Avenida Ramos Pinto 70, 4400-082.
Museum in Vila Nova de Gaia. Address: Rua António dos Santos 10, 4400-365.
Bicycle shop in Vila Nova de Gaia. Address: Rua Visconde das Devesas 106;120, 4400-336.
Clinic in Vila Nova de Gaia. Address: Avenida da República 819, 4430-201.
Clinic in Vila Nova de Gaia. Address: Rua Serafim Rodrigues da Rocha 39, 4400-306.
Café in Vila Nova de Gaia. Address: Rua Soares dos Reis 790.
