Vila Nova de Gaia

Portus Cale was an ancient town and port in present-day northern Portugal, in the area of today's and . The name of the town eventually influenced the name of the subsequent country of , from the 9th century onwards.
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  • Type: Locality with 70,800 residents
  • Description: ancient town and port in current-day northern Portugal
  • Also known as: “Cale”, “Gaia”, and “Portus Cale”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Church of São Francisco and Palácio da Bolsa.

Museum
Photo: João Carvalho, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Church of Saint Francis is the most prominent Gothic monument in , , being also noted for its outstanding Baroque inner decoration. It is located in the historic centre of the city, declared World Heritage Site by UNESCO.

Museum
Photo: Manuel de Sousa, Public domain.
The Stock Exchange Palace is a historical building in , . The palace was built in the 19th century by the city's Commercial Association in Neoclassical style.

Bridge
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The Luiz I Bridge, commonly known as , is a double-deck metal arch bridge that spans the river between the cities of and in .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Porto and Vila Nova de Gaia.

Photo: Olegivvit, CC BY 2.5.
is 's second largest city and the capital of the , and a busy industrial and commercial centre. The city isn't very populous, but the metropolitan area has some 1.8 million inhabitants in a 50-km radius, with cities like , , and .

Suburb
Santa Marinha is a former civil parish in the municipality of , Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Santa Marinha e São Pedro da Afurada. The population in 2011 was 30,146, in an area of 6.91 km².

Suburb
is a parish in the municipality of . The population in 2011 was 27,769, in an area of 8.93 km2. It is located along the mouth of river and the Atlantic Ocean, across from , .

Vila Nova de Gaia

Latitude
41.124° or 41° 7′ 26″ north
Longitude
-8.6124° or 8° 36′ 45″ west
Population
70,800
Elevation
122 metres (400 feet)
United Nations Location Code
PT VNG
Open location code
8CHH49FQ+J2
Geo­Names ID
2732544
Wiki­data ID
Q1982979
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In Other Languages

From Aragonese to Turkish—“Vila Nova de Gaia” goes by many names.
  • Aragonese: “Portus Cale”
  • Basque: “Vila Nova de Gaia”
  • Cebuano: “Vila Nova de Gaia (kapital sa munisipyo)”
  • Czech: “Portus Cale”
  • Dutch: “Portus Cale”
  • Dutch: “Vila Nova de Gaia”
  • Esperanto: “Portus Cale”
  • Estonian: “Portus Cale”
  • Finnish: “Vila Nova de Gaia”
  • French: “Portus Cale”
  • French: “Vila Nova de Gaia”
  • Galician: “Portus Cale”
  • German: “Portus Cale”
  • German: “Vila Nova de Gaia”
  • Greek: “Βίλα Νόβα ντε Γκάια”
  • Icelandic: “Vila Nova de Gaia”
  • Indonesian: “Portus Cale”
  • Italian: “Porto di Cale”
  • Italian: “Portucale”
  • Italian: “Portus Cale”
  • Italian: “Vila Nova de Gaia”
  • Japanese: “ポルトゥ・カーレ”
  • Polish: “Portus Cale”
  • Polish: “Vila Nova de Gaia”
  • Portuguese: “Cale”
  • Portuguese: “Portus Cale”
  • Portuguese: “Vila Nova de Gaia”
  • Romanian: “Vila Nova de Gaia”
  • Russian: “Вила-Нова-де-Гайя”
  • Spanish: “Cale”
  • Spanish: “Portus Cale”
  • Spanish: “Vila Nova de Gaia”
  • Turkish: “Portus Cale Kontluğu”
  • Turkish: “Vila Nova de Gaia”

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