Ornithological Refuge - Estuary of Douro River
10.3.09 | posted by m+p
Labels: Heritage, Sunset, Water Skin
EURO 2008 - The Party is Starting

Advertiser: Galp Energia (New)
Product: Branding
Campaign: Euro 2008 - Portuguese Bus selection (National)
Agency: BBDO, Lisbon, Portugal
Year: 2008
Artist: Bob Dylan
Range: Paths of Victory
Box Set: The Bootleg Series, Vols. 1-3: Rare And Unreleased, 1961-1991
Good luck to all!
6.6.08 | posted by m+p
The Littoral Station "ELA"
The Littoral Station "ELA" opened to the public in July 1999 at Praia da Aguda, a small fishing village on the Portuguese Atlantic coast, located south of the river Douro estuary in the area of Vila Nova de Gaia.
The building was designed by Porto’s architect João Paulo Peixoto and involves:
-a Fishery Museum exhibiting ancient and modern equipment;
-an Aquarium displaying the local aquatic fauna and flora;
-a Department for Education and Research dedicated to marine ecology, aquaculture and fishery.
http://www.fundacao-ela.pt/
House of Culture

Located in downtown, this building was a single residence - "Casa Barbot", built in 1920 in Art Nouveau.
Building classified in 1982, as building of public interest. This building is the only example of Art Nouveau in the City.
The Municipal Council of Vila Nova de Gaia acquired recently, the property, in order to install the seat of culture, heritage and tourism.
Entertainment and Leisure
Step work of architect de Passo de Sousa, in partnership with Eduardo Cabral dos Santos, aimed to renewal and recovery in this zone, located where the cellars of Port Wine, making the most of the river front and a single landscape.
Cais de Gaia - Gaia Quay was distinguished with the prize Tourism - "Use of Public Space ", organised by the Institute of Tourism of Portugal. This award aims to distinguish innovative projects in terms of quality, respect and intervention in public space and integration into its surroundings.
Port Wine
27.5.08 | posted by m+p
Labels: Port Wine
Roofs of the Port Wine Cellars
The Port Wine cellars are the right place to discover the Portuguese wine - "Vinho do Porto" - and all of its history. Open to the public, they give you the opportunity to taste this precious nectar, to meet its evolution through the years, the region where it is produced and the way it is obtained.
26.5.08 | posted by m+p
Labels: Bridge D. Luis I, cellars, Heritage
Lord of the Stone
The pilgrimage to the Lord of the Stone is one of the most typical of Vila Nova de Gaia, is an ancient festival which is held annually on the beaches of Miramar, on Sunday of the Holy Trinity and that has continued until the following Tuesday.
25.5.08 | posted by m+p
Labels: Beach, Traditions
Gaia Quay

The "Cais de Gaia" - Gaia Quay is a tourist area, terraces, restaurants and bars, located on the left bank of the Douro River, in Vila Nova de Gaia, across the historic area of Porto, Unesco World Heritage in Portugal. For many centuries this area was a river port, where they were exported various goods, with emphasis on the Port wine.
13.5.08 | posted by m+p
Labels: Heritage, Portuguese Boat
Crossing Gaia / Porto

Surface Metro
* From Aeroport to downtown in 30minutes
12.5.08 | posted by m+p
Labels: Crossings
15 km of Beaches

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Beach "Canide Sul"
*Blue Flag
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Uses: Bathing, Submarine hunting, Fishing underwater, Surf
Here to see all beaches
6.5.08 | posted by m+p
Labels: Beach, Water Skin
Pains of the Sea

Barco Negro
De manhã, que medo, que me achasses feia!
São loucas! São loucas!
No calor do leito, nos bancos vazios;
Mariza Live Concert - " Barco Negro"
Union Chapel, London-UK in 2003
4.5.08 | posted by m+p
Labels: People, Traditions














