9 Sights in Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal (with Map and Images)

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Welcome to your journey through the most beautiful sights in Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal! Whether you want to discover the city's historical treasures or experience its modern highlights, you'll find everything your heart desires here. Be inspired by our selection and plan your unforgettable adventure in Vila Nova de Gaia. Dive into the diversity of this fascinating city and discover everything it has to offer.

Sightseeing Tours in Vila Nova de Gaia

1. Estação de São Bento

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São Bento railway station is a 20th-century railway terminal in the civil parish of Cedofeita, Santo Ildefonso, Sé, Miragaia, São Nicolau e Vitória, in the municipality of Porto, district of Porto. The English translation of São Bento is Saint Benedict. The station is located in the Historic Centre of Porto, which has been declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site and as a National Monument of Portugal.

Wikipedia: São Bento railway station (EN), Website, Heritage Website Sipa

2. Igreja dos Clérigos

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The Clérigos Church is a Baroque church in the city of Porto, in Portugal. Its 75-meter-tall bell tower, the Torre dos Clérigos, can be seen from various points of the city and is one of its most characteristic symbols.

Wikipedia: Clérigos Church (EN), Website, Heritage Website Sipa, Heritage Website

3. Batalha Centro de Cinema

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The Cinema Batalha is a Portuguese cinema and concert venue in civil parish of Cedofeita, Santo Ildefonso, Sé, Miragaia, São Nicolau e Vitória, municipality of Porto. Originally known as the Salão High-Life, it was moved from Boavista by its owners to its current location, and rebuilt by architect Artur Andrade in the Art-Deco style, re-inaugurated on 3 June 1947. After many years of success, the building and the cinema began losing customers, and was closed in 2003.

Wikipedia: Cinema Batalha (Porto) (EN), Heritage Website Sipa

4. Convento de Corpus Christi

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Convento de Corpus Christi

The Convent of Corpus Christi, also referred to as the Monastery of São Domingos das Donas de Vila Nova de Gaia and the Institute of the Good Shepherd, is located next to the Cais de Gaia, in the current parish of Santa Marinha and São Pedro da Afurada, in Vila Nova de Gaia, in the District of Porto, Portugal.

Wikipedia: Convento de Corpus Christi (PT)

5. Palácio de São João Novo

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The Palace of São João Novo is a palace/residence in the civil parish of Cedofeita, Santo Ildefonso, Sé, Miragaia, São Nicolau e Vitória, in the municipality of Porto, in the Portuguese district of the same name.

Wikipedia: Palace of São João Novo (EN), Heritage Website Sipa

6. Fonte dos Leões

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The Fountain of the Lions, is a 19th-century fountain built by French company Compagnie Générale des Eaux pour l'Etranger, in the civil parish of Cedofeita, Santo Ildefonso, Sé, Miragaia, São Nicolau e Vitória in municipality of Porto. Cast by the Val d’Osne foundry in France, it is a copy, in most part, of the fountain in the Town Hall Square of Leicester, England

Wikipedia: Fountain of the Lions (Porto) (EN), Heritage Website Sipa

7. Museu dos Transportes e Comunicações

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The Museum of Transport and Communication is a museum in Porto, northern Portugal, founded in 1992. The museum is located in the Alfandega Nova building, dating from 1860, located beside the Douro River.

Wikipedia: Museum of Transport and Communication (EN), Website

8. Clube Inglês do Porto

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The English Club of Porto, is the name referring to the building along Rua das Virtudes, a 14th-century manorhouse situated in the Portugueses civil parish of Cedofeita, Santo Ildefonso, Sé, Miragaia, São Nicolau e Vitória, municipality of Porto.

Wikipedia: English Club of Porto (EN), Heritage Website Sipa

9. Igreja de Santo Ovídio

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The Church and Parish Center of St. Ovid, or Church of St. Ovid or New Church of St. Ovid, is the Parish Church of the Parish of St. Ovid, Mafamude, in the present parish of Mafamude and Vilar do Paraíso, in the municipality of Vila Nova de Gaia.

Wikipedia: Igreja e Centro Paroquial de Santo Ovídio (PT)

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