Portugal – Porto and Vila Nova de Gaia

Porto is a quiet town right across the river from Vila Nova de Gaia. We wandered around Porto for a bit and then took a boat ride down the river and after that, we walked across the bridge to Vila Nova de Gaia to try some Port !

  • one of the streets in Porto
  • Heading to the river in Porto
  • Lots of up and down hill walking
  • Our boat tour
  • Looking across to Porto from Gaia
  • Outdoor market in Gaia

We did a tour of Calem, a distillery that makes Port and we were also given a couple of drinks of Port to try …. and yes I do like Port. It was a unique experience.

  • Calem Port Distillery
  • Starting the tour
  • We were able to taste test these ports
  • In their store, we noticed the light provided a convenient halo for me. Trust me, this is a fluke lol

At the end of the day, Clint and I left to find a bookstore, but not just any bookstore ! Livraria Lello is a bookstore that possibly gave JK Rowlins some inspiration for the Harry Potter books. It’s also very, very beautiful. You have to get tickets to go in the store and you should reserve early as it’s quite busy. We did not have tickets and you have to reserve them online but Clint talked nicely to the security guard at the door and he let us in after we paid cash for two tickets. He probably thought oh those two poor seniors from Canada can’t work the Internet lol

  • Front door
  • So many people !
  • These pictures do not do it justice
  • A cafe next to the bookstore that we stopped at

That was that for Porto and Gaia, we really enjoyed our time here and I would definitely go back to Porto and Gaia.

Later……………..

9 thoughts on “Portugal – Porto and Vila Nova de Gaia”

  3. Porto – what a picturesque place to visit and sample some port as well. I liked the boat tour and the little town, especially that second photo with the cobblestone street and the vibrant flowers. Why, of course you deserve to have a halo over your head Susan! I’m probably one of the few people that have never read Harry Potter books nor seen a movie about Harry Potter, but that is some bookstore and you say it is more impressive in person – it is pretty impressive in your photos as well!

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  4. What a beautiful bookstore, so unique! So you paid to get into the bookstore but did they actually sell books too? I assume they did but did you buy any books? I would have bought one just for a souvenir. Lol Everything about this post, the boat, flowers, streets, cafe and the taste testing of the Ports sounds like fun. Thanks for taking us along on your fantastic trip!

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