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Avintes is a Portuguese civil parish in the municipality of Vila Nova de Gaia.The population in 2021 was 10,838, [1] in an area of 8.82 km 2. [2] It is known in Portugal as "Terra da Broa", meaning "Land of the Broa", referring to the Broa de Avintes, a typical farmhouse bread widely consumed in Northern Portugal, which originated in Avintes.
Vila Nova de Gaia is a tourist destination in northern Portugal, located opposite Porto on the South bank of Douro river. The cities connect through several bridges over Douro river. Vila Nova de Gaia is home to several notable attractions, such as the Port wine cellars, Dom Luís I Bridge , the Teleferico, Monastery of Serra do Pilar , Douro ...
Vila Nova de Gaia (European Portuguese: [ˈvilɐ ˈnɔvɐ ðɨ ˈɣajɐ] ⓘ; Proto-Celtic: *Cale), or simply Gaia, is a city and a municipality in Porto District in Norte Region, Portugal. It is located south of the city of Porto on the other side of the Douro River .
The word Portugal derives from the combined Roman-Celtic place name Portus Cale; [2] [3] a settlement where present-day's conurbation of Porto and Vila Nova de Gaia (or simply, Gaia) stand, along the banks of river Douro in the north of what is now Portugal.
Location of Olival in Vila Nova de Gaia. Olival is a former civil parish in the municipality of Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Sandim, Olival, Lever e Crestuma. [1] The population in 2011 was 5,812, [2] in an area of 8.07 km². [3]
Canidelo is a Portuguese parish in the municipality of Vila Nova de Gaia. The population in 2011 was 27,769, [1] in an area of 8.93 km 2. [2] It is located along the mouth of Douro river and the Atlantic Ocean, across from Foz do Douro, Porto.
Canelas is a parish in the Vila Nova de Gaia Municipality, Portugal. The total population in 2011 was 13,459, [1] in an area of 6.90 km². [2] References
Valadares is a former civil parish in the municipality of Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Gulpilhares e Valadares. [1] The population in 2011 was 10,678, [2] in an area of 5.14 km 2. [3] Today the shoreside vicinity is very popular for its nightlife and the bars along its well-known beach.