Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #1 in Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal

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Number of sights 30 sights
Distance 10.6 km
Ascend 482 m
Descend 443 m

Experience Vila Nova de Gaia in Portugal in a whole new way with our self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.

Individual Sights in Vila Nova de Gaia

Sight 1: Antigo Local do Castelo de Gaia

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The Castle of Gaia was located in the city and municipality of Vila Nova de Gaia, in the district of Porto, Portugal.

Wikipedia: Castelo de Gaia (PT), Heritage Website Sipa

1860 meters / 22 minutes

Sight 2: Alminhas da Ponte

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The Alminhas da Ponte are a small town located in Ribeira, in the city of Porto, Portugal.

Wikipedia: Alminhas da Ponte (PT), Heritage Website Sipa

339 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 3: Capela de Nossa Senhora das Verdades

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Capela de Nossa Senhora das Verdades Divisão Municipal de Património Cultural / CC BY-SA 4.0

It is actually the Chapel of Our Lady of Truths as it houses the image of the Virgin that topped the Gate of Truths, one of the gates of the Primitive Wall of Porto, torn down in the nineteenth century.

Wikipedia: Capela das Verdades (PT), Heritage Website Sipa

139 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 4: Casa-Museu Guerra Junqueiro

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The Museum-Residence of Guerra Junqueiro is a former-residence and museum located in the civil parish of Cedofeita, Santo Ildefonso, Sé, Miragaia, São Nicolau e Vitória, in the Portuguese north, municipality of Porto, classified as a Imóvel de Interesse Público.

Wikipedia: Casa-Museu Guerra Junqueiro (EN), Website

99 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 5: Casa do Beco dos Redemoinhos

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The Residence of Beco dos Redemoinhos, is a 14th-century building situated in the Portugueses civil parish of Cedofeita, Santo Ildefonso, Sé, Miragaia, São Nicolau e Vitória, municipality of Porto.

Wikipedia: Beco dos Redemoinhos Residence (EN), Heritage Website Sipa

43 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 6: Chafariz do Anjo

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The Fountain of São Miguel is a fountain located in the civil parish of Cedofeita, Santo Ildefonso, Sé, Miragaia, São Nicolau e Vitória, in the Portuguese north, municipality of Porto, classified as a Imóvel de Interesse Público.

Wikipedia: Fountain of São Miguel (EN), Heritage Website Sipa

100 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 7: Oratory of the Chapel of São Sebastião

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The Chapel of Senhor dos Passos or Oratory of the Chapel of São Sebastião is a chapel located in Rua de São Sebastião, parish of Sé, in the city of Porto, Portugal.

Wikipedia: Capela do Senhor dos Passos (Porto) (PT)

501 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 8: Feitoria Britânica

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The British Factory House, also known as the British Association House, is an 18th-century Neo-Palladian building located in the northern Portuguese centre of Porto, associated with the influence of Britain in the port wine industry.

Wikipedia: Factory House (EN), Heritage Website Sipa

302 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 9: Igreja dos Terceiros Franciscanos

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Igreja dos Terceiros FranciscanosRay Swi-hymn from Sijhih-Taipei, Taiwan / CC BY-SA 2.0

The Church of the Venerable Third Order of St. Francis, or Church of the Third of St. Francis, is a church located between the Church of St. Francis and the House of the Dispatch of the Third Order of St. Francis, in the current parish of Cedofeita, Santo Ildefonso, Sé, Miragaia, St. Nicholas and Vitória, in the city of Porto, Portugal.

Wikipedia: Igreja da Venerável Ordem Terceira de São Francisco (PT), Heritage Website Sipa

0 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 10: Casa do Despacho da Ordem Terceira de São Francisco

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The Casa do Despacho da Ordem Terceira de São Francisco, which was also the Cemetery of the Third Order, is an eighteenth-century building located in the current parish of Cedofeita, Santo Ildefonso, Sé, Miragaia, São Nicolau e Vitória, in the city of Porto, Portugal.

Wikipedia: Casa do Despacho da Ordem Terceira de São Francisco (PT), Heritage Website Sipa

555 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 11: 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

229 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 12: Fonte da Colher

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The Fountain of Colher, is a fountain in the civil parish of Miragaia, in the municipality of Porto, under the level of the Rua Nova da Alfândega.

Wikipedia: Chafariz da Colher (EN), Heritage Website Sipa

317 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 13: Fonte das Virtudes

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The Fountain of the Virtues is a fountain in the civil parish of Cedofeita, Santo Ildefonso, Sé, Miragaia, São Nicolau e Vitória, in the municipality of Porto.

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

219 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 14: 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

28 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 15: Fonte das Taipas

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The Fountain of Rua das Taipas is a fountain in the civil parish of Cedofeita, Santo Ildefonso, Sé, Miragaia, São Nicolau e Vitória, in the municipality of Porto, Portugal.

Wikipedia: Fountain of Rua das Taipas (EN), Heritage Website Sipa

174 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 16: 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

317 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 17: Igreja da Misericórdia

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The Igreja da Misericórdia do Porto is located on Rua das Flores, in the city of Porto, Portugal.

Wikipedia: Igreja da Misericórdia do Porto (PT)

451 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 18: Igreja de São Bento da Vitória

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Igreja de São Bento da Vitória is a church in Portugal. It is classified as a National Monument.

Wikipedia: Igreja de São Bento da Vitória (EN), Heritage Website Sipa

181 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 19: Portuguese Photography Centre

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The Portuguese Centre of Photography was founded in 1997. The first exhibitions began in December of the same year on the ground floor of the building until 2000. The building was temporarily closed for renovation and reopened in 2001.

Wikipedia: Portuguese Centre of Photography (EN), Website

217 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 20: 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

276 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 21: 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

252 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 22: Museu Municipal de Numismática

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The Numismatics Office is one of the museums of the Museum of the City of Porto, in Portugal.

Wikipedia: Gabinete de Numismática (PT), Website

767 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 23: Teatro Municipal Rivoli

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Teatro Municipal Rivoli

Rivoli Theatre is a municipal theatre in Porto, Portugal.

Wikipedia: Rivoli Theatre (Portugal) (EN), Heritage Website Sipa, Website

458 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 24: 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

898 meters / 11 minutes

Sight 25: Capela dos Alfaiates

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The Chapel of the Tailors or Chapel of Our Lady of August is a chapel located in the parish of Cedofeita, Santo Ildefonso, Sé, Miragaia, São Nicolau e Vitória, in the city of Porto, Portugal.

Wikipedia: Capela dos Alfaiates (PT), Heritage Website Sipa, Heritage Website

715 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 26: Igreja do Terço

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The church of the Order of the Rosary is located in Rua de Cimo de Vila, Porto, Portugal.

Wikipedia: Igreja da Ordem do Terço (PT), Website, Heritage Website Sipa

361 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 27: 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

312 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 28: Coliseu do Porto

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The Coliseum of Porto is a Portuguese theatre and concert venue in the municipality of Porto, in northern Portugal, with a capacity for a standing audience of 4000. A leading venue for music and cultural events in Porto, together with Batalha Cinema, the Coliseu is an example of Portuguese Streamline Moderne and Art Deco styles in the city of Porto.

Wikipedia: Coliseu do Porto (EN), Heritage Website Sipa, Website

93 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 29: Café Majestic

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Café Majestic

Café Majestic is an historic café, located at Rua de Santa Catarina, in Porto, Portugal.

Wikipedia: Café Majestic (EN), Website

380 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 30: Chapel of Souls

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Chapel of SoulsNelson Rocha from Portugal / CC BY 2.0

The Chapel of Santa Catarina, also known as the Chapel of Souls, is a chapel located on the shopping street of Rua de Santa Catarina, in the former parish of Santo Ildefonso, in the city of Porto, in Portugal. It is particularly noted for the blue azulejo tiles on its exterior walls.

Wikipedia: Chapel of Santa Catarina (EN), Heritage Website Sipa

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