Vila Nova de Gaia Municipality
Vila Nova de Gaia is a city the Douro Litoral region of Northern Portugal, immediately facing Porto across the Duoro river. The two cities form the core of a contiguous metropolitan area.Places of Interest
Highlights include Casa da Música and Palácio da Bolsa.
Casa da Música
Photo: xiquinhosilva, CC BY 2.0.
The Casa da Música is a concert hall in Porto, Portugal. It was designed by architect Rem Koolhaas and opened in 2005. Designed to mark the festive year of 2001 in which the city of Porto was designated European Capital of Culture, it was the first building…
Palácio da Bolsa
Museum
Photo: Manuel de Sousa, Public domain.
The Stock Exchange Palace is a historical building in Porto, Portugal. The palace was built in the 19th century by the city's Commercial Association in Neoclassical style.
Dom Luís I Bridge
Bridge
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The Luiz I Bridge, commonly known as Dom Luís I Bridge, is a double-deck metal arch bridge that spans the river Douro between the cities of Porto and Vila Nova de Gaia in Portugal.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Porto and Matosinhos.
Porto
Porto is Portugal's second largest city and the capital of the Northern region, and a busy industrial and commercial centre. The city isn't very populous, but the Porto metropolitan area has some 1.8 million inhabitants in a 50-km radius, with cities like Vila Nova de Gaia, Vila do Conde, Póvoa de Varzim and Espinho.
Matosinhos
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Matosinhos, officially the City of Matosinhos, is a city and a municipality in the district of Porto in Portugal. The municipality covers an area of approximately 62.42 square kilometres and had 172,557 inhabitants in 2021.
Vila Nova de Gaia Municipality
- Also known as: “Vila Nova de Gaia”
- Location: Porto District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.137° or 41° 8′ 13″ northLongitude
-8.627° or 8° 37′ 37″ westPopulation
302,000Elevation
73 metres (240 feet)Open location code
8CHH49PF+Q5GeoNames ID
8010592
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Vila Nova de Gaia Municipality” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “فيلا نوا دغايا”
- Bulgarian: “Вила Нова ди Гая”
- Chinese: “加亚新城”
- Georgian: “ვილა-ნოვა-დე-გაია”
- Greek: “Βίλα Νόβα ντε Γκάια”
- Japanese: “ヴィラ・ノヴァ・デ・ガイア”
- Korean: “빌라노바드가이아”
- Latin: “Cale”
- Lezghian: “Вила-Нова-ди-Гая”
- Mazanderani: “ویلا نوا دگایا”
- Mirandese: “Bila Nuoba de Gaia”
- Persian: “ویلا نوا دگایا”
- Russian: “Вила-Нова-ди-Гая”
- Serbian: “Вила Нова де Гаја”
- Thai: “วีลานอวาดือไกยา”
- Ukrainian: “Віла-Нова-ді-Гайя”
- Western Panjabi: “ولا نووا دی گائیا”
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Notable Places Nearby
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