Guidebook for Vila Nova de Gaia

Yannick
Guidebook for Vila Nova de Gaia

Food Scene

Portuguese tapas, good prices and good food (ham, octopus, alheira, bifana, etc). Open until 02 am.
40 residents recomanen
Taxca
26 Rua da Picaria
40 residents recomanen
Portuguese tapas, good prices and good food (ham, octopus, alheira, bifana, etc). Open until 02 am.
Good Italian restaurant. Ask to eat at the Restaurant level and no the pizzaria level. Restaurant is on stilts on the river, so good view on the Arrabida bridge, the Porto/VN Gaia downtown and also the embouchure of Douro River.
96 residents recomanen
Casa d'Oro
797 R. do Ouro
96 residents recomanen
Good Italian restaurant. Ask to eat at the Restaurant level and no the pizzaria level. Restaurant is on stilts on the river, so good view on the Arrabida bridge, the Porto/VN Gaia downtown and also the embouchure of Douro River.
An interior market transformed into a food court with a lot of different spots to eat (burgers, leitao, tapas, seafood, sushis, pizzas, belgium & german beers, wine, etc) ; each one order what he want in different spots and everybody join on the same table!
380 residents recomanen
Mercat Bom Sucesso
74-90 Praça do Bom Sucesso
380 residents recomanen
An interior market transformed into a food court with a lot of different spots to eat (burgers, leitao, tapas, seafood, sushis, pizzas, belgium & german beers, wine, etc) ; each one order what he want in different spots and everybody join on the same table!
Churrasqueira Carpa is doing grilled meat that is good to take away and to eat at home on the terracce.
25 residents recomanen
Restaurante Dicasa
262 R. Fernando Lopes Vieira
25 residents recomanen
Churrasqueira Carpa is doing grilled meat that is good to take away and to eat at home on the terracce.
Ocean view, nice to take a coffee or a beer during the day or for the sunset.
54 residents recomanen
Praia dos Ingleses
54 residents recomanen
Ocean view, nice to take a coffee or a beer during the day or for the sunset.
Café Majestic is a very famous place with recognized and "chic" old school decoration
907 residents recomanen
Cafe Majestic
112 Rua Santa Catarina
907 residents recomanen
Café Majestic is a very famous place with recognized and "chic" old school decoration

Drinks & Nightlife

Rua de Galeria de Paris is a street where everybody come to enjoy some drinks in the street. People start to come here between midnight and 01 am.
195 residents recomanen
Base Porto
151 R. das Carmelitas
195 residents recomanen
Rua de Galeria de Paris is a street where everybody come to enjoy some drinks in the street. People start to come here between midnight and 01 am.
3 stages with different style of music (electric, dubstep/hip hop, commercial) In Portugal clubs like this one has almost nobody inside before 2 am.
30 residents recomanen
Pitch Club
30 residents recomanen
3 stages with different style of music (electric, dubstep/hip hop, commercial) In Portugal clubs like this one has almost nobody inside before 2 am.
64 residents recomanen
Casino d'Espinho
85 R. 19
64 residents recomanen
A nightclub in front of the ocean, only issue is that metro isn't going close to this place.
39 residents recomanen
Kasa da Praia
395 Via do Castelo do Queijo
39 residents recomanen
A nightclub in front of the ocean, only issue is that metro isn't going close to this place.
135 residents recomanen
Eskada Porto
611 Rua da Alegria
135 residents recomanen

Parks & Nature

Free park, big, always open. Perfect to walk or run, do a picnic, take a nap.
1306 residents recomanen
Parc de la Ciutat de Porto
Estrada Interior da Circunvalação
1306 residents recomanen
Free park, big, always open. Perfect to walk or run, do a picnic, take a nap.
Fondation Serralves is first a museum of modern art, but I like to go specially for the parc that is beautiful. Smaller than the Parque da Cidade, but more beautiful. The trick : It is free entrance the Sunday morning.
172 residents recomanen
Fundació Serralves
210 R. Dom João de Castro
172 residents recomanen
Fondation Serralves is first a museum of modern art, but I like to go specially for the parc that is beautiful. Smaller than the Parque da Cidade, but more beautiful. The trick : It is free entrance the Sunday morning.
20 residents recomanen
Platja Canide (Sud)
3297 Avenida da Beira-Mar
20 residents recomanen

Sightseeing

When you advance until the end of the jetty, you have a wonderful view on the embouchure of the Douro river that separate Porto and Vila Nova de Gaia. Really quiet place where I like a lot to go.
14 residents recomanen
Fanal de Felgueiras
14 residents recomanen
When you advance until the end of the jetty, you have a wonderful view on the embouchure of the Douro river that separate Porto and Vila Nova de Gaia. Really quiet place where I like a lot to go.
The famous postcard view from Porto is here. You can not come to Porto and miss it..
175 residents recomanen
Monestir de la Serra do Pilar
Largo Aviz
175 residents recomanen
The famous postcard view from Porto is here. You can not come to Porto and miss it..
Nice view on Vila Nova de Gaia and Porto. Not such famous than the view from Mosteiro da Serra do Pilar, but also very nice.
1180 residents recomanen
Jardins del Palau de Cristall
Rua de Dom Manuel II
1180 residents recomanen
Nice view on Vila Nova de Gaia and Porto. Not such famous than the view from Mosteiro da Serra do Pilar, but also very nice.
If I am right the price is 3€ to visit the church.. and to climb on the top of the tour that offer a panoramic view of Porto.
1226 residents recomanen
Torre dels Clérigos
Rua de São Filipe de Nery
1226 residents recomanen
If I am right the price is 3€ to visit the church.. and to climb on the top of the tour that offer a panoramic view of Porto.
Wonderful view on the embouchure of the Douro river that separate Porto and Vila Nova de Gaia. Really quiet place where I like a lot to go.. interesting to go on the both side of this embouchure.
17 residents recomanen
Douro Cabedelo Beach
17 residents recomanen
Wonderful view on the embouchure of the Douro river that separate Porto and Vila Nova de Gaia. Really quiet place where I like a lot to go.. interesting to go on the both side of this embouchure.
Famous and beautiful Library. Some rumors are saying that these upstairs inspire J.K. Rowling for the store of Flourish and Blotts in the book Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone.
1351 residents recomanen
Livraria Lello
144 R. das Carmelitas
1351 residents recomanen
Famous and beautiful Library. Some rumors are saying that these upstairs inspire J.K. Rowling for the store of Flourish and Blotts in the book Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone.
The main place of Porto. On this place you have a Mc Donald, I advice to visit it, he is one of the most beautiful of the world.
167 residents recomanen
Aliados station
167 residents recomanen
The main place of Porto. On this place you have a Mc Donald, I advice to visit it, he is one of the most beautiful of the world.

Arts & Culture

Big concerts, also a club inside. Depending of what music you like and the program at the time being, but generally it is a good option.
605 residents recomanen
Casa da Música
604-610 Av. da Boavista
605 residents recomanen
Big concerts, also a club inside. Depending of what music you like and the program at the time being, but generally it is a good option.
For 8 € you can visit this nice place. But the best moment remain Essencia do Vinho end of February when a wine fair is taking place inside!
401 residents recomanen
Palácio da Bolsa
401 residents recomanen
For 8 € you can visit this nice place. But the best moment remain Essencia do Vinho end of February when a wine fair is taking place inside!
The train station of Sao Bento is a place that you can not miss! Wonderful azulejos.
202 residents recomanen
São Bento
202 residents recomanen
The train station of Sao Bento is a place that you can not miss! Wonderful azulejos.

Shopping

Outlet stores of several brands. Really interesting during sales periods.
97 residents recomanen
Vila do Conde Porto Fashion Outlet
400 Av. Fonte Cova
97 residents recomanen
Outlet stores of several brands. Really interesting during sales periods.
Nice market place. Will be renovated in 2017.
770 residents recomanen
Mercat de Bolhao
322 R. Formosa
770 residents recomanen
Nice market place. Will be renovated in 2017.
It is the main commercial street in Porto to do shopping out of the big malls.
1060 residents recomanen
Rua de Santa Catarina
Rua de Santa Catarina
1060 residents recomanen
It is the main commercial street in Porto to do shopping out of the big malls.

Essentials

My local bakery.
7 residents recomanen
Confeitaria Monte Branco
790 R. de Soares dos Reis
7 residents recomanen
My local bakery.